Corporate Body
Water Resources Research, Griffith, New South Wales - CSIR/O (1927 - )
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- From
- March 1927
Griffith, New South Wales, Australia - Alternative Names
- Centre for Irrigation and Freshwater Research (Also known as, July 1987 - December 1987)
- Centre for Irrigation Research (Also known as, Jun 1982 - May 1987)
- Citrus Research Station, Griffith (Also known as, 1924 - 1927)
- Commonwealth Research Station, Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas (Also known as, 1927 - 1939)
- Division of Irrigation Research (Also known as, Jan 1967 - May 1982)
- Irrigation Research Laboratory (Also known as, 1961 - 1966)
- Irrigation Research Station, Griffith (Also known as, 1939 - 1961)
- Reference No
- CA 4468
- Legal Status
- National Archives of Australia
- Location
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Summary
Water Resources Research, Griffith, New South Wales, began in 1927 when CSIR took over the running of the Commonwealth Citrus research station. It studied problematic soil and irrigation in Murrumbidgee before shifting its focus to land survey and reclamation after a major flood and then drought in the region from 1939 to the early 1940s. During the Second World War the Division of Water Resources supplied vegetables to the allied forces based in the pacific. After the war the research carried out at the Division of Water Resources took on a more long term role focusing on potential future water and soil problems, and the role of water in the environment. This research included studies on the Murray Basin, water salinity and sustainable agriculture.
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Archival resources
National Archives of Australia, National Office
- General correspondence files of the Officer in Charge of the CSIRO Division of Water Resources, Griffith, single number series, 1 January 1958 - 31 December 1978, A10845; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details
- General correspondence files, multiple number series with alphabetical prefix, 1 January 1930 - 1 January 1960, A10802; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details
- General correspondence files, multiple number series with alphabetical prefix, some with alphabetical or numerical suffix, 1 January 1960 - , A9870; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details
- List of subject headings for CRS A9870, General correspondence files, multiple number series with alphabetical prefix, some with alphabetical or numerical suffix, 1 January 1960 - , A9884; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details
- Registers for A10802, General correspondence files, multiple number series with alphabetical prefix, 1 January 1930 - 31 December 1949, A10803; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details
Published resources
Resource Sections
- 'Land and Water Divisions', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), https://csiropedia.csiro.au/land-and-water-1997/. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 11 July 2017, Last modified: 28 February 2024