Corporate Body
CSIR/O Division of Soils (1929 - 1997)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- From
- 1 August 1929
Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - To
- 1997
- Functions
- Industrial or Scientific Research and Earth Sciences
- Reference No
- CA 4460
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory
Summary
The CSIR/O Division of Soils was established in 1929, taking the place of the Murray River Soil Investigation Unit. The Division survived the change from the Counsel of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). In 1997, the Division of Soils amalgamated with the Divisions of Water Resources and Environmental Mechanics, to form the Division of Land and Water.
Related entries
Timeline
1927 - 1929 CSIR Murray River Soil Investigation Unit
1929 - 1997 CSIR/O Division of Soils
1973 - 1982 CSIRO Division of Land Resources Management
1997 - 2014 CSIRO Division of Land and Water
1982 - 1986 CSIRO Division of Groundwater Research
1987 - 1989 CSIRO Water Resources Research
1988 - 1997 CSIRO Division of Water Resources
1997 - 2014 CSIRO Division of Land and Water
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Published resources
Books
- Lee, K. E., A history of the CSIRO Division of Soils: 1927- 1997 (Canberra: CSIRO, 1998), 46 pp. Details
- 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-458254. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Land and Water Divisions', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), https://csiropedia.csiro.au/land-and-water-1997/. Details
- 'Primary description of agency CA 4460; CSIR/ (from 1949) CSIRO, Division of Soils, Canberra. Registration of entity: 8 February 1988', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%204460. Details
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Created: 6 July 2000, Last modified: 25 April 2024
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