Surveyor General of South Australia
The Surveyor General of South Australia (also spelt Surveyor-General) is a position originally created for the Surveyor General for the colony of South Australia. The post is held by an official responsible for government surveying.
List of Surveyor Generals of South Australia
| Surveyor General | Period in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Col. William Light | 1836 – July 1838 | Chose the site of Adelaide |
| George Ormsby | July 1838 – March 1839 | Acting, after Light's resignation |
| Capt. Charles Sturt | March – October 1839 | Famous as an explorer |
| Edward Charles Frome | October 1839 – February 1849 | British Army officer, retired as a general |
| Sir Arthur Henry Freeling | 1849 – 1861 | Gave his name to Freeling, South Australia |
| George Woodroffe Goyder | 1861 – 1894 | Mapped Goyder's Line |
| William Strawbridge | 1894 – 1911 | |
| Edwin Mitchell Smith | 1911 – 1917 | |
| Norman William Pethick | 1917 – 1921 | |
| Theodore Ernest Day | 1921 – 1930 | |
| James Henry McNamara | 1930 – 1937 | |
| Clive Melville Hambidge | 1937 – 1950 | |
| Arthur Dickerson Smith | 1950 – 1951 | |
| Harold Leslie Fisk | 1951 – 1959 | |
| Alexander Hubert Hawdon Davison | 1959 – 1961 | |
| Harry Alexander Bailey | 1961 – 1969 | |
| George Harry Campbell Kennedy | 1969 – 1978 | (sometimes written Campbell–Kennedy) |
| Bryan Howard Bridges | 1978 – 1987 | |
| John Reginald Porter | 1987 – 1992 | |
| Christopher William Lunnay | 1992 – 1993 | acting |
| Peter Maclaren Kentish | 1993 – 2012 | |
| Michael Paul Burdett | 2012– |