Department of Shipping and Fuel

Department of Shipping and Fuel
Agency overview
Formed	6 April 1948
Preceding agency	Department of Supply and Shipping;
Dissolved	16 March 1950
Superseding agency	Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport – for shipping and fuel functions; Department of Labour and National Service – for industrial relations;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible	George McLeay, Minister (1949–1950); Bill Ashley, Minister (1948–1949);
Agency executives	George Sutcliffe, Secretary (1948); Charles Hector McFadyen, Secretary (1948–1950);

The Department of Shipping and Fuel was an Australian government department that existed between April 1948 and March 1950.