Corporate Body

CSIRO Division of Water and Land Resources (1982 - 1988)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

From
1982
Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
To
1988
Functions
Industrial or Scientific Research, Conservation or Environment and Resources
Reference No
CA 4459
Legal Status
Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location
Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory

Summary

In 1982, the Division of Land Use Research was renamed the Division of Water and Land Resources, highlighting the new importance of water research. The Division changed yet again, in 1988, becoming the Division of Water Resources, which also included the former Centre for Irrigation and Freshwater Research.

Timeline

 1946 - 1950 CSIR/O Northern Australian Regional Survey Section
       1950 - 1957 CSIRO Land Research and Regional Survey Section
             1957 - 1965 CSIRO Division of Land Research and Regional Survey
                   1965 - 1973 CSIRO Division of Land Research
                         1973 CSIRO Division of Land Assessment
                               1973 - 1982 CSIRO Division of Land Use Research
                                     1982 - 1988 CSIRO Division of Water and Land Resources
                                           1988 - 1997 CSIRO Division of Water Resources
                                                 1997 - 2014 CSIRO Division of Land and Water

Related People

  • Nix, Henry Allan (1937 - 2022)

    Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Division of Water and Land Resources and Leader of the Resource Management Program, CSIRO

    Date: 1983 - 1986

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