Corporate Body
Commonwealth Research Station, Merbein Victoria - CSIR/O (1920 - 1962)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- From
- 1920
Merbein, Victoria, Australia - To
- 30 November 1962
- Functions
- Agricultural industry, Industrial or scientific research and Plant science
- Reference No
- CA 7740
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Merbein, Victoria
Summary
The Commonwealth Research Station, Merbein Victoria, in the Murray River irrigation area of north-west of Victoria, was established in 1920 by the Mildura Vineyards Protection Board with the aid of a subsidy from the Advisory Council of Science and Industry (1916-1920). From 1920 until 1926, the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry (1920-1926) maintained an interest in the research station. In November 1927 the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) assumed control. On 30 November 1962, the Station was renamed the Horticultural Research Section and a Headquarters Laboratory was opened in Adelaide in 1964.
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Timeline
1920 - 1962 Commonwealth Research Station, Merbein Victoria - CSIR/O
1962 - 1967 CSIRO Horticultural Research Section
1967 - 1988 CSIRO Division of Horticultural Research
1988 - 1997 CSIRO Division of Horticulture
1929 - c. 2014 CSIR/O Division of Plant Industry
1959 - 1973 CSIRO Division of Tropical Pastures
1973 - 1976 CSIRO Division of Tropical Agronomy
1976 - c. 1995 CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures
1996 - 2000 CSIRO Division of Tropical Agriculture
2000 - CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
2000 - CSIRO Livestock Industries
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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
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476723. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 7740: CSIR/ (from 1949) CSIRO, Division of Horticulture, Merbein Laboratory, Victoria. Registration of entity: 17 June 1993', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%207740. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 6 October 2000, Last modified: 25 April 2024
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