Corporate Body
CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section (1949 - 1962)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- From
- 1949
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - To
- 1962
- Functions
- Industrial or Scientific Research, Veterinary or Animal Health Industries and Conservation or Environment
- Reference No
- CA 4458
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Summary
The Wildlife Survey Section was established in 1949, the year that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) became the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). In the early 1960s the Section gained Divisional Status and became the Division of Wildlife Research.
Related entries
Timeline
1949 - 1962 CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section
1962 - 1982 CSIRO Division of Wildlife Research
1982 - 1987 CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Rangelands Research
1987 - 2000 CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology
2000 - CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Controlling Corporate Bodies
Published resources
Books
- Schedvin, C.B; Trace, K., Historical Directory of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 1926-1976 (Canberra: CSIRO, 1978), 101 pp. https://csiropedia.csiro.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/csiro_historical_directory_1926_1976.pdf. Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-639074. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 4458; CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology. Registration of Entity: 8 February 1988', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%204458. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 15 June 2000, Last modified: 2 May 2006
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