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CSIRO Division of Soils (1929 - 1997)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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Function: Industrial or Scientific Research and Earth Sciences

Location: Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The Division of Soils was established in 1929, taking the place of the Murray River Soil Investigation Unit. The Division survived the change from the Counsel of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). In 1997, the Division of Soils amalgamated with the Divisions of Water Resources and Environmental Mechanics, to form the Division of Land and Water.

Details

Reference/Legal Number(s): CA 4460
Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia

Location: Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory

Previous and Subsequent Entities

1927 - 1929 CSIR Murray River Soil Investigation Unit
       1929 - 1997 CSIRO Division of Soils
             1973 - 1982 CSIRO Division of Land Resources Management
             1997 - CSIRO Land and Water
                   1982 - 1986 CSIRO Division of Groundwater Research
                         1987 - 1989 CSIRO Water Resources Research
                               1988 - 1997 CSIRO Division of Water Resources
                                     1997 - CSIRO Land and Water

Controlling

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Participates in

CRC for the Sustainable Development of Tropical Savannas (1995 - 2001)

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Superior

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Published Sources

'Primary description of agency CA 4460; CSIR/ (from 1949) CSIRO, Division of Soils, Canberra. Registration of entity: 8 February 1988', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+4460. [ Details ]

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Created: 6 July 2000
Modified: 2 May 2006

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