Collection of 82 items relating to the Maritime Services Board of New South Wales
Date1965 - 1990
Object numberANMS0849
NameArchive series
MediumPaper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Norman Stirton
DescriptionThis collection of 82 items were used by Norman Stirton during his employment with the Maritime Services Board of New South Wales during 1965 - 1990. The series consists of six booklets; 33 brochures; eight diagrams and sketches; six instructions sheets; three price lists; one fact sheet; one graph; three maintenance reports; two repair schedules; one equipment warning notice; four newsletters and one equipment journal; one letter and 12 instruction manuals relating to the maintenance of harbour buoys and lights in Newcastle, Port Kembla and Sydney Harbour from the 1960s - 1990s.HistoryThe Maritime Services Board of New South Wales was established on 1 February 1936 as an amalgamation of the functions of the Sydney Harbour Trust and the Navigation Department. The Board was created under the Maritime Services Board Act, 1935 to administer the registration of vessels, pilotage services, conservation of navigable waters, regulate passenger safety and the operation of ports and port facilities in New South Wales. The Board was made up of three full-time Commissioners. In 1950 the New South Wales Traponsport and Highways Commission was established, which exercised a supervisory role over both the Maritime Services Board and Department of Transport until 1952. The introduction of the Marine Administration Act, 1989, led to the establishment of a number of subsidiary authorities of the Maritime Services Board including MSB Sydney Ports Authority and MSB Hunter Ports Authority. Each subsidiary authority had its own board of directors. During the early 1990s the responsibilities of the Maritime Services Board were transferred to other government bodies and the Board was eventually disbanded following the establishment of the Office of Marine Safety and Port Strategy on 1 July 1995.