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Munitions Supply Laboratories (MSL) (1922 - 1948)

Commonwealth of Australia

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Function: Defence Research, Ammunitions and Explosives or Weapons Industries

Location: Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia

The Munitions Supply Laboratories were created in 1922. They were originally under the control of the Munitions Supply Board. The Laboratories were succeeded by the Defence Research Laboratories.

Details

Reference/Legal Number(s): CA 2554
Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia

Location: Maribyrnong, Victoria

Previous and Subsequent Entities

1922 - 1948 Munitions Supply Laboratories (MSL)
       1948 - 1953 Defence Research Laboratories
             1953 - 1974 Defence Standards Laboratories
                   1974 - 1994 Materials Research Laboratories
                         1994 - Aeronautical and Maritime Research Laboratory

Subordinate

Optics Section, Munitions Supply Laboratories (MSL)

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'Primary description of agency CA 2554; Munitions Supply Board Research Laboratories (also known as Research Laboratories Maribyrnong/ (from 1924) Munitions Supply Laboratories [Maribyrnong, Victoria]). Registration of entity: 30 September 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+2554. [ 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=A000385. [ Details ]

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