Corporate Body

Australian Wool Corporation [I] (1973 - 1991)

Commonwealth of Australia

From
1 January 1973
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To
30 June 1991
Functions
Agricultural industry and Materials or Textiles Industries
Reference No
CA 2004
Legal Status
Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location
Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

Established 1st January 1973, the Australian Wool Corporation replaced both the Australian Wool Commission and the Australian Wool Board. In 1991 the functions of the Corporation were divided between three newly established entities - the Australian Wool Realisation Commission, the Australian Wool Corporation [II] and the Wool Research and Development Corporation.

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Timeline

 1936 - 1945 Australian Wool Board [I]
       1945 - 1953 Australian Wool Board [II]
       1945 - 1953 Wool Consultative Council
             1953 - 1963 Australian Wool Bureau
                   1963 - 1972 Australian Wool Board [III]
                   1970 - 1973 Australian Wool Commission
                         1973 - 1991 Australian Wool Corporation [I]
                               1991 - 1993 Australian Wool Realisation Commission
                               1991 - 1993 Wool Research and Development Corporation
                               1991 - 1993 Australian Wool Corporation [II]
                                     1993 - 1999 Wool International
                                     1993 - 2000 Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation (AWRAP)
                                     1993 - 2000 Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation (AWRAP)
                                           1999 - 2001 WoolStock Australia Limited
                                           2001 - Australian Wool Services Limited

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See also

  • Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_a.html. Details
  • Farnworth, Mike, Farnworth, Paul and Farnworth, Louise, 'Arthur James Farnworth, 1923-2006', Chemistry in Australia, 74 (4) (2007), 22-3. Details

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