Corporate Body

CSIRO Division of Tropical Pastures (1959 - 1973)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

From: 1 July 1959
Australia
To: 29 March 1973
Functions: Industrial or scientific research, Agricultural industry and Plant science

Summary

The Division of Tropical Pastures was first established in July 1959. In March 1973 the Division changed its name, becoming the Division of Tropical Agronomy.

Timeline

Controlling Corporate Bodies

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Related People

Bryan, Wilfred Walter (1907 - 1974)
Senior Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of Tropical Pastures

Date: 1950 - 1972
Davies, John Griffiths (1904 - 1969)
Chief of the Division 1959 - 1969
Williams, William Thomas (1913 - 1995)
Senior Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of Tropical Pastures

Date: 1968 - 1973

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-458258. Details

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