Department of the Interior (1932–1939) Tags: Government Agency.The Department of the Interior was an Australian government department that existed between April 1932 and April 1939. It was the first so-named Australian Government department to be created and was replaced by the Department of the Interior (I). extinction date 1939-04-26 extinction year 1939-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 formation date 1932-04-12 formation year 1932-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 headquarter Canberra jurisdiction Government of Australia leader Archdale Parkhill location Canberra successor Department of Supply and Development (1939–1942), Department of the Interior (1939–1972) type Ministry (government department) Learn more... Loading...