Main Roads Department (MRD)
From Engineering Heritage Western Australia
Main Roads commenced as an independent organisation in 1926. Between 1926 and a reorganisation in 1930, Main Roads was managed by a Board. Members of the Main Roads Board were[1]:
| E. Tindale[2] | Chairman | 1926 1930 |
| R. J. Anketell | Engineer | 1926 - 1928 |
| G. Dibdin | Administration | 1926 - 1930 |
| W. H. Young | Engineer | 1929 - 1930 |
Main Roads Board was abolished in 1930 and the then Chairman E. Tindale was made Commissioner of Main Roads for a five year term with the powers previously vested in the Board. Following a re organisation of all Public Works, he was very soon after appointed Director of Works and Buildings, in addition to being Commissioner of Main Roads[3].
Appointees to the position of Commissioner of Main Roads were[4]:
| E. Tindale | 1930 - 1941 |
| J. W. Young | 1941 - 1953 |
| J. D. Leach | 1953 - 1964 |
| J. J. G. Punch | 1964 - 1965 |
| D. H. Aitken | 1965 - 1987 |
| A. H. Tognolini | 1987 - 1990 |
| K. C. Michael | 1991 - 1997 |
| R. Drabble | 1997 - 1999 |
| G. S. Martin[5] | 1999 - 2002 |
| M. Henneveld | 2002 - 2010 |
| R. Waldock | 2010 - 2016 |
| R. Sellers | 2016 - 2020 |
| P. Woronzow | (acting commissioner) 2020 – |
- ↑ Refer Edmonds, Leigh, The Vital Link: the transition years 1996 2006, Appendix III, p. 130
- ↑ Edward Tindale had previously been Principal Assistant to the Engineer in Chief in the Public Works Department, Le Page, Building a State, p. 411.
- ↑ Le Page, Building a State, p. 471
- ↑ Refer Edmonds, Leigh, The Vital Link: the transition years 1996 2006, Appendix III, p. 130
- ↑ Greg Martin acted in the position from February 1999 to when he was formally appointed in May 2000
