Corporate Body
Radio Research Board (1927 - 1985)
- From
- 1 June 1927
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - To
- 1985
- Functions
- Defence Industries, Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Industrial or scientific research
- Reference No
- CA 4138
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Sydney, New South Wales
Summary
The Radio Research Board was established in June 1927. The initial function of the Board was to improve general radio practices in Australia. In 1985 the Board was renamed the Australian Telecommunications and Electronics Research Board, to reflect the broadened interests of the board.
Related entries
Timeline
1927 - 1985 Radio Research Board
1985 - ? Australian Telecommunications and Electronics Research Board
Published resources
Books
- Evans, W. F., History of the Radio Research Board 1926-1945 (Melbourne: CSIRO, 1973). Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-460360. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 4138; Radio Research Board/ [from 1985] Australian Telecommunications and Electronics Research Board (ATERB), Registration of entity: 1 October 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%204138. Details
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_r.html. Details
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_r.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 30 August 2001, Last modified: 20 March 2006
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