Corporate Body

CSIRO Physics and Engineering Unit (1949 - 1958)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

From: 1949
Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
To: 1958
Functions: Industrial or scientific research
Reference No: CA 4368
Legal Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location: Ryde, New South Wales

Summary

The Physics and Engineering Unit was established in 1949, and was part of the Wool Textile Research Laboratories. The Unit became the Division of Textile Physics in 1958.

Timeline

1949 - 1958 CSIRO Physics and Engineering Unit
       1958 - 1988 CSIRO Division of Textile Physics
             c. 1980 - c. 1988 CSIRO Physical Technology Unit
             1988 - 1999 CSIRO Division of Wool Technology
                   1988 - 1990 CSIRO Division of Coal Technology
                   1999 - CSIRO Division of Textile and Fibre Technology
                         1990 - c. 1995 CSIRO Division of Coal and Energy Technology
                               c. 1995 - CSIRO Energy Technology

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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
Williams, V. A., From Fleece to Fabric, 1948-1998: 50 Years of Wool Textile Research (Geelong: CSIRO Wool Technology, 1998), 198 pp. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 4368; CSIRO, Division of Wool Technology, New South Wales. Registration of entity: 23 September 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%204368. Details

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