Corporate Body
Commonwealth Citrus Research Station, Griffith NSW (1924 - 1927)
Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry
- From
- 4 September 1924
Griffith, New South Wales, Australia - To
- 1927
- Functions
- Industrial or scientific research, Agricultural industry and Food or beverage industry
- Reference No
- CA 4468
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Griffith, New South Wales
Summary
The Commonwealth Citrus Research Station in Griffith NSW was founded in 1924 by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission of NSW and the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry (1920-1926) . In 1927 the Commonwealth Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) assumed control of the Station, changing its name to the Commonwealth Research Station, Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.
Related entries
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
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-1471405. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 4468; CSIRO, Division of Water Resources, Griffith. Registration of entity: 4 December 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%204468. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 27 September 2000, Last modified: 29 February 2024
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