Corporate Body

Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry (1920 - 1926)

Commonwealth of Australia

From
14 September 1920
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To
21 June 1926
Functions
Industrial or scientific research and Advisory or regulatory body
Alternative Names
  • Institute of Science and Industry, Commonwealth of Australia (Also known as)
Reference No
CA 550
Legal Status
Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location
Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

In 1920 the Institute of Science and Industry Act was passed by Federal Parliament. It set the legal foundations for the establishment of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry. The Institute continued the work of the Advisory Council of Science and Industry (1916 - 1920). In 1926 further changes were made to the Act, resulting in the creation of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (1926 - 1949), which succeeded the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry. The governance of the Institute comprised a Director (George H. Knibbs), a Provisional General Advisory Council, and Provisional State Advisory Boards. Two annual reports were submitted to Parliament in 1922 and 1923.

Details

In 1923 the members of the Provisional General Advisory Council were:

* D. Avery, M.Sc.;
* S. S. Cameron, D.V.Sc.;
* G. D. Delprat, C.B.E.;
* H. W. Gepp;
* Professor T. R. Lyle, M.A., Sc.D., E.R.S.;
* C. S. Nathan;
* A. B. Piddington, K.C.;
* A. E. V. Richardson, M.A., D.Sc.;
* Professor J. Douglas Stewart, B.V.Sc., M.R.C.V.S.;
* Professor R. D. Watt, M.A., B.Sc.

The following Chairmen of the State Advisory Committees were ex-officio members of the provisional General Advisory Council:
* New South Wales F. Leverrier, K.C.;
* Queensland J. B. Henderson, F.I.C.;
* Western Australia Professor J. W. Paterson, B.Sc., Ph.D.;
* Tasmania L. Rodway, C.M.G.;
* South Australia Professor E. H. Rennie, M.A., D.Sc.;
[Note: Victoria was represented by T.R. Lyle]

Timeline

 1916 - 1920 Advisory Council of Science and Industry
       1920 - 1926 Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry
             1926 - 1949 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
                   1949 - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Related People

Published resources

Books

Journal Articles

  • Upstill, Garrett; Spurling, Thomas H.; and Healy, Terence J., 'CSIR and Australian industry, 1926-49', Historical Records of Australian Science, 32 (1) (2021), 52-66. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR20012. Details

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See also

Ailie Smith

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