List of administrative heads of Macquarie Island

List of Administrative Heads of Macquarie Island

Term	Incumbent	Notes
11 July 1810	Macquarie Island claimed by Britain, annexed to New South Wales
1890	Transferred to Tasmania	Claimed by New Zealand until c.1905
1902 to 1920	Joseph Hatch, Leaseholder	On lease from the Tasmanian government
1911 to 1914	Base for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
1911 to 1914	Douglas Mawson, Commander of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
1933	Declared a wildlife sanctuary
26 December 1947	Macquarie transferred to Australia and incorporated into the Australian Antarctic Territory
25 March 1948	Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE station)
1978	Macquarie Island Nature Reserve
1997	UNESCO World Heritage site

Directors of the Australian Meteorological Bureau

Term	Incumbent	Notes
1908 to 1931	Henry Ambrose Hunt

Officers in charge Macquarie Island Meteorological Station under the Director of the Australian Meteorological Bureau

Term	Incumbent	Notes
1911 to 1913	George Ainsworth
1913 to 1914	Harold Power
1914 to 1915	Tullock
1915	Closure of meteorological station

See also

• Macquarie Island
• Australian Antarctic Territory