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Bureau of Mineral Resources (1946 - 1992)

Commonwealth of Australia

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Function: Earth Sciences and Resources

Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The Bureau of Mineral Resources was created in June 1946, for the purpose of providing advice and research for the mining industry. The Bureau was situated in Melbourne, Victoria, from 1946 until 1948, when it moved to its Canberra location.

Details

Reference/Legal Number(s): CA 218
Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia

Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Previous and Subsequent Entities

1946 - 1992 Bureau of Mineral Resources
1992 - Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO)

Subordinate

Baas Becking Geobiological Laboratory (c. 1968 - c. 1985)

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'Primary description of agency CA 218; Bureau of Mineral Resources. Geology and Geophysics. Registration of entity: 22 September 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+218. [ 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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=A000369. [ Details ]

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