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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia)


  • [In 1926 the Institute of Science and Industry, which had replaced the Advisory Council of Science and Industry, became the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. In 1949 the latter was replaced by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.]
  • URI(s)

  • Variants

    • Commonwealth Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia)
    • Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
    • CSIR
  • Additional Information

    • Associated Locale

        Australia
    • Associated Language

        English
  • Additional Related Forms

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  • Earlier Established Forms

  • Sources

    • found: Its first annual report ... 1926/27, 1927 :cover (The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research); covering letter (Commonwealth of Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research); page [7] (In 1926 steps were taken by the Commonwealth Government for the re-organization of the Institute of Science and Industry); page 57 (Commonwealth Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
    • found: First annual report of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, for the year ended 30th June 1949:page [7] (... the Organization took the place of the existing Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, which in turn had in 1926 taken the place of the former Institute of Science and Industry)
    • found: Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry, Commonwealth of Australia--Australian science, viewed Aug. 14, 2008:(In 1920 an Act of Parliament was passed for the foundation of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry. This institute continued the work of the Advisory Council of Science and Industry. In 1926 further changes were made, resulting in the creation of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which succeeded the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry)
    • found: ts fourth annual report ... 1930, 1930 :page 11 (C.S.I.R.)
    • found: CSIROpedia, viewed February 18, 2019:Our history (In 1926, Prime Minister Stanley Bruce revised the Science and Industry Research Act, changed the leadership arrangements and started to increase the funding. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) emerged from these changes and the organisation grew rapidly and accumulated early successes. The Science and Industry Research Act was changed again in 1949 to form the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), which continues under this Act to this day) - http://csiropedia.csiro.au/our-history/
  • General Notes

    • [In 1926 the Institute of Science and Industry, which had replaced the Advisory Council of Science and Industry, became the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. In 1949 the latter was replaced by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.]
  • Editorial Notes

    • [The following subdivisions have not been used as headings: Information Service; Scientific Liaison and Information Bureau]
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  • Change Notes

    • 1980-10-09: new
    • 2019-02-20: revised
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