Corporate Body

Commonwealth Forestry Bureau (1927 - 1946)

From: 11 April 1927
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
To: 1 April 1946
Functions: Forestry Regulation and Forest or Timber Industries
Reference No: CA 221
Legal Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Summary

The Commonwealth Forestry Bureau was established in 1927 for the purpose of conducting research in areas such as silviculture, forest management and protection. In 1946 it changed its name to the Forestry and Timber Bureau.

Timeline

Related People

Lane-Poole, Charles Edward (1885 - 1970)
Inspector-General 1927 - 1945; and Principal, Australian Forestry School, Canberra, 1926 - 1945

Published resources

Journal Articles

Dargavel, John; Evans, Philip D.; and Dadswell, Gordon, 'From Science to Heritage: the History of a Wood Collection', Historical Records of Australian Science, 25 (1) (2014), 43-54, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR14004. Details

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-584651. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 221; Commonwealth Forestry Bureau. Registration of entity: 13 December 1974', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%20221. Details

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