Corporate Body

CSIR Food Preservation and Transport Section (1931 - 1940)

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

From: 1 August 1931
Victoria, Australia
To: 1940
Functions: Industrial or scientific research, Food or beverage industry and Transport

Summary

The Food Preservation and Transport Section was established in August 1931 and preceded the Division of Food Preservation and Transport, which gained its divisional status in 1940.

Timeline

c. 1926 - 1931 CSIR Cold Storage Investigations
       1931 - 1940 CSIR Food Preservation and Transport Section
             1940 - 1960 CSIR/O Division of Food Preservation and Transport
                   1962 - 1971 CSIRO Division of Food Preservation
                         1971 - 1988 CSIRO Division of Food Research
                               1988 - 1992 CSIRO Division of Food Processing
                                     1992 - 1997 CSIRO Division of Food Science and Technology
                                           1997 - Food Science Australia - CSIRO

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CSIR - Divisions, Sections and Units, Council For Scientific and Indusrial Research (1926 - 1949)

Published resources

Books

Bastian, J. M.; McBean, D. McG.; Smith, M. B., 50 Years of Food Research (Melbourne: CSIRO, 1979). Details
Schedvin, C.B; Trace, K., Historical Directory of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 1926-1976 (Canberra: CSIRO, 1978), 101 pp. https://csiropedia.csiro.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/csiro_historical_directory_1926_1976.pdf. Details

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-561356. Details

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