Department of Munitions

Department of Munitions
Department overview
Formed11 June 1940[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved6 April 1948[1]
Superseding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersMelbourne[2]
Minister responsible
Department executives

The Department of Munitions was an Australian government department that existed between 11 June 1940 and April 1948. Reporting to it was the Factory Board, which was in charge of the six Small Arms Ammunition Factories, along with a number of ammunition and explosives factories across Australia. The Minister for Munitions was responsible for the Department.

  1. ^ a b CA 39: Department of Munitions, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 February 2021
  2. ^ Smith, Ailie, Corporate entry Department of Munitions (1940 - 1948), Encyclopedia of Australia Science, archived from the original on 31 March 2014