Corporate Body

CSIR Executive Committee (1926 - 1949)

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

From: 1926
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To: 18 May 1949

Summary

From CSIROpedia: "Day-to-day management was in the hands of a three-member Executive Committee: a Chair, Mr GA Julius, the Chief Executive, Professor ACD Rivett and Mr. W. J. Newbigin (replaced in 1927 by Professor AEV Richardson). Professor Rivett performed the role of full-time Chief Executive."

Related Corporate Bodies

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Commonwealth of Australia (1926 - 1949)

Related People

Clunies Ross, William Ian (1899 - 1959)
Member 1 May 1946 - 18 May 1949
Newbigin, William Johnstone (1874 - 1927)
Member part-time April 1926 - April 1927
Richardson, Arnold Edwin Victor (1883 - 1949)
Member part-time 1 June 1927 - 18 April 1938; Member fulltime 19 April 1938 - 18 May 1949; Deputy Chief Executive Officer 1938 - 1946; Chief Executive Officer 1946 - 1949
Rivett, Albert Cherbury David (David) (1885 - 1961)
Member part-time April 1926 - 31 December 1926; Member fulltime 1 January 1927 - 7 June 1946; Chief Executive Officer 1927 - 1946
White, Frederick William George (1905 - 1994)
Member 1 January 1946 - 18 May 1949; continued on CSIRO Executive to 30 June 1959

Published resources

Theses

Alvarez, Amaya Jane, 'Writing about Women in the History of Science: a Study of Women at the CSIR 1930-1950', Minerva-Access, Digitised Collections, MA thesis, University of Melbourne, 1993, vi, 96 leaves, bound ; 31 cm pp. https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/items/76988996-82dc-569a-bc97-e4f20bddd219. Details

Gavan McCarthy

Created: 12 February 2025

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This Edition: 2026 February - 1926 Centenaries
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