Corporate Body

CSIRO Division of Irrigation Research (1967 - 1982)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

From
28 August 1967
Griffith, New South Wales, Australia
To
1982
Functions
Industrial or Scientific Research and Conservation or Environment
Reference No
CA 4468
Legal Status
Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location
Griffith, New South Wales

Summary

In 1967 the Irrigation Research Laboratory became a separate CSIRO Division, the Division of Irrigation Research. In 1982, the Division returned once again to being a research centre, and was renamed the Centre for Irrigation Research. Eric Hoare was Chief of the Division from 28 August 1967.

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Background:
Water Resources Research, Griffith, New South Wales, began in 1927 when CSIR took over the running of the Commonwealth Citrus research station. It studied problematic soil and irrigation in Murrumbidgee before shifting its focus to land survey and reclamation after a major flood and then drought in the region from 1939 to the early 1940s. During the Second World War the Division of Water Resources supplied vegetables to the allied forces based in the pacific. After the war the research carried out at the Division of Water Resources took on a more long term role focusing on potential future water and soil problems, and the role of water in the environment. This research included studies on the Murray Basin, water salinity and sustainable agriculture.

Timeline

 1924 - 1927 Commonwealth Citrus Research Station, Griffith NSW
       1927 - 1939 Commonwealth Research Station, Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area - CSIR
             1939 - 1961 Irrigation Research Station, Griffith - CSIR/O
                   1961 - 1967 Irrigation Research Laboratory. Griffith - CSIRO
                         1967 - 1982 CSIRO Division of Irrigation Research
                               1982 - 1987 Centre for Irrigation Research - CSIRO
                                     1987 - 1988 Centre for Irrigation and Freshwater Research - CSIRO
                                           1988 - 1997 CSIRO Division of Water Resources
                                                 1997 - 2014 CSIRO Division of Land and Water

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