A000376 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2000-04-27 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-12-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000376b.htm CA 46 corporateBody Department of Defence Commonwealth of Australia AACR2 14 April 1942 Start Place Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Location Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Defence Administration Defence Industries Defence Intelligence Defence Research The Department of Defence was established in 1942, having previously been known as the Department of Defence Co-ordination. CRC for Micro Technology (1999 - 2006) Air Board, Commonwealth of Australia (1920 - 1976) Defence Standards Laboratories, Commonwealth of Australia (1953 - 1974) Materials Research Laboratories, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) (1974 - 1994) Electronics Research Laboratory, Defence Research Centre Salisbury (1978 - 1987) Monro, Tanya Mary

Chief Defence Scientist 2019 -

 Electronics and Surveillance Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) (1994 - 2002) Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Defence Research Centre Salisbury (1978 - 1987) Aircraft Construction Branch, Department of Supply and Development Australian Defence Scientific Service (ADSS), Department of Supply and Development (1949 - 1974) Electronics Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) (1987 - 1994) Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), Commonwealth of Australia (1974 - ) Defence Research Laboratories, Commonwealth of Australia (1948 - 1953) Defence Research Centre Salisbury, Commonwealth of Australia (1978 - 1987) Commonwealth Defence Science Organisation Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defence Science (CACDS) (c. 1946 - ?) Aeronautical Research Laboratories, Department of Supply and Development (1949 - 1994) Armed Forces Food Science Establishment (AFFSE), Commonwealth Defence Science Organisation (1971 - 1994) Directorate of Meteorological Services (D.Met.S.), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) (1941 - 1946) Trials Resources Laboratory, Defence Research Centre Salisbury (1978 - 1981) Weapons Systems Research Laboratory, Defence Research Centre Salisbury (1978 - 1991) Optics Section, Munitions Supply Laboratories (MSL) Aeronautical and Maritime Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) (1994 - 2002) Directorate of Machine Tools and Gauges, Department of Munitions (1940 - 1946) Directorate of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, The Australian Army Anderson, Brian David Outram (1941 - )

Member, Enabling Research and Development Advisory Group 1995 - 1997

 Surveillance Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) (1987 - 1994) Munitions Supply Board, Commonwealth of Australia (1921 - 1939) Department of Defence Scientific Laboratory, Commonwealth of Australia Medical Equipment Control Committee (MECC), Commonwealth of Australia (1940 - 1947) Army Technology and Engineering Agency (1994 - 1998) Engineering Development Establishment (EDE) (1977 - 1994) Engineering Design Establishment (1974 - 1977) Army Engineering Agency (1998 - ) Army Design Establishment (1959 - 1974) Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Commonwealth of Australia (1921 - ) Royal Australian Navy Research Laboratory (RANRL), Commonwealth of Australia (1969 - 1984) Royal Australian Navy, Commonwealth of Australia (1911 - ) Department of Munitions, Commonwealth of Australia (1940 - 1948) Central Studies Establishment (CSE), Department of Defence (1969 - ?) Long Range Weapons Establishment, Department of Defence (1947 - 1955) Army Tropical Trials Establishment (1967 - 1977) Commonwealth of Australia (1901 - )

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 'Department of Defence', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Department of Defence Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Army Aviation History Combe, Eric Army Aviation History 1989 Army Magazine 2 38-39 Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 46: Department of Defence [III], Central Office. Registration of entity: 23 September 1987 Primary description of agency CA 46: Department of Defence [III], Central Office. Registration of entity: 23 September 1987 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 4389; (from 1987) Maritime Systems Division/ (by Feb 1988) Defence Science and Technology Organisation/ (by Aug 1988) DSTO Sydney, Underwater Weapons and Countermeasure Systems Division/ (from 1992) DSTO Sydney, Marine Operations Division. Registration of entity: 24 December 1987 Primary description of agency CA 4389; (from 1987) Maritime Systems Division/ (by Feb 1988) Defence Science and Technology Organisation/ (by Aug 1988) DSTO Sydney, Underwater Weapons and Countermeasure Systems Division/ (from 1992) DSTO Sydney, Marine Operations Division. Registration of entity: 24 December 1987 National Archives of Australia 2002 RecordSearch Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 3040; Defence Research Centre, Salisbury [South Australia], Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 Primary description of agency CA 3040; Defence Research Centre, Salisbury [South Australia], Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 2798; Joint Tropical Trials Research Establishment/ (from 1988) Department of Defence [III], Materials Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Queensland. Registration of entity: 29 November 1978 Primary description of agency CA 2798; Joint Tropical Trials Research Establishment/ (from 1988) Department of Defence [III], Materials Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Queensland. Registration of entity: 29 November 1978 National Archives of Australia 2002 RecordSearch Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 2556; Defence Standards Laboratories [Maribyrnong, Victoria]. Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 Primary description of agency CA 2556; Defence Standards Laboratories [Maribyrnong, Victoria]. Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 National Archives of Australia 2002 RecordSearch Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 2555; Defence Research and Industrial Laboratories (also known as Defence Research Laboratories, [Maribyrnong, Victoria]). Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 Primary description of agency CA 2555; Defence Research and Industrial Laboratories (also known as Defence Research Laboratories, [Maribyrnong, Victoria]). Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 National Archives of Australia 2002 RecordSearch Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 2552; Defence Research/ (by 1956) Defence Standards Laboratories, Alexandria, New South Wales Primary description of agency CA 2552; Defence Research/ (by 1956) Defence Standards Laboratories, Alexandria, New South Wales National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Sherratt, Tim Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2001 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 4 538-539 Journal Article: Fit to Fight: from Butter to Bullets: Defence Food Science in Australia Richards, R. J. Fit to Fight: from Butter to Bullets: Defence Food Science in Australia 1991 Food Australia 43 9 415-417 Conference Paper: Engaging with Leviathan: a Historian's Perspective on Using the Scientific Archives of the Department of Defence Morton, Peter Engaging with Leviathan: a Historian's Perspective on Using the Scientific Archives of the Department of Defence Canberra Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Recovering Science: Strategies and Models for the Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of Melbourne, October 1992 Tim Sherratt, Lisa Jooste and Rosanne Clayton 51-56 Journal Article: Defence Radar Development in Australia: 1939 to the Present Sinnott, D. H. Defence Radar Development in Australia: 1939 to the Present 2005 IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine 20 11 27-31 Book: Arming the Nation: a History of Defence Science and Technology in Australia Cain, Frank Arming the Nation: a History of Defence Science and Technology in Australia Canberra Australian Defence Studies Centre 1999 Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 5200; Weapons Research Laboratory, Defence Research Centre, Salisbury [South Australia], Registration of entity: 18 November 1986 Primary description of agency CA 5200; Weapons Research Laboratory, Defence Research Centre, Salisbury [South Australia], Registration of entity: 18 November 1986 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Book: A History of Defence Science in Australia Wisdom, John A History of Defence Science in Australia Melbourne Defence Science and Technology Organisation 1995 Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 5501; Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Defence Research Centre, Salisbury [South Australia], Registration of entity: 18 November 1986 Primary description of agency CA 5501; Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Defence Research Centre, Salisbury [South Australia], Registration of entity: 18 November 1986 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 2614; Army Design Establishment, Maribyrnong, Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 Primary description of agency CA 2614; Army Design Establishment, Maribyrnong, Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 2613; Army Engineering Agency. Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 Primary description of agency CA 2613; Army Engineering Agency. Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 Aational Archives of Australia 2001 RecordSearch Edited Book: Our War Nurses: the History of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps, 1902-1988 Goodman, Rupert Our War Nurses: the History of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps, 1902-1988 Brisbane Boolarong Publications 1988 Book: Malaria frontline: Australian Army research during World War II Sweeney, Tony Malaria frontline: Australian Army research during World War II Carlton, Victoria Melbourne University Press 2003 Book: Little by Little: a Centenary History of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Tyquin, Michael Little by Little: a Centenary History of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Sydney Australian Military History Publications 2003 Book: Hernia Bay: Sydney's Wartime Hospitals at Riverswood Madden, B. J. Hernia Bay: Sydney's Wartime Hospitals at Riverswood Campsie (N.S.W.) Canterbury and District Historical Society 2001 Book: Guns and Brooches: Austalian Army Nursing from the Boer War to the Gulf War Bassett, Jan Guns and Brooches: Austalian Army Nursing from the Boer War to the Gulf War Melbourne Oxford University Press 1992 Book: Gallipoli: the Medical War: the Australian Army Medical Service in the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915 Tyquin, Michael B. Gallipoli: the Medical War: the Australian Army Medical Service in the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915 Sydney New South Wales University Press 1993 Book: Forty Years of Army Design Wisdom, J. C. Forty Years of Army Design Maribyrnong, Victoria Engineering Development Establishment 1979 Book: Colonel Best and her soldiers: the story of the 33 years of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps Ollif, Lorna Colonel Best and her soldiers: the story of the 33 years of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps Hornsby, New South Wales Ollif Publishing Company 1985 Book: War History of the Australian Meteorological Service in the Royal Australian Air Force April 1941 to July 1946, Metarch Papers No. 10 Haldane, T. War History of the Australian Meteorological Service in the Royal Australian Air Force April 1941 to July 1946, Metarch Papers No. 10 Bureau of Meteorology 1997 Resource Section: War History of the Australian Meteorological Service in the Royal Australian Air Force April 1941 to July 1946 Haldane, T. War History of the Australian Meteorological Service in the Royal Australian Air Force April 1941 to July 1946 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Book: Constant Care: the Royal Australian Navy Health Services, 1915-2002 Jeppesen, J.C. Constant Care: the Royal Australian Navy Health Services, 1915-2002 Loftus Australian Military History 2002 Book: Armed and Ready: the Industrial Development and Defence of Australia, 1900-1945 Ross, A.T. Armed and Ready: the Industrial Development and Defence of Australia, 1900-1945 Sydney Turton & Armstrong 1995 Journal Article: The Contribution of the Royal Australian Navy to the Development of Underwater Medicine in Australia Dowsett, Michael The Contribution of the Royal Australian Navy to the Development of Underwater Medicine in Australia 2004 Health and History 6 2 92-96 Conference Paper: Sixty years of engineering in the RAAF Noble, R. Sixty years of engineering in the RAAF 1980 The Royal Aeronautical Society, Australian Division, Melbourne Branch, Sir Lawrence Wackett Lecture Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 6731; RAAF Headquarters Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU), Registration of entity: 16 December 1987 Primary description of agency CA 6731; RAAF Headquarters Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU), Registration of entity: 16 December 1987 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Book: Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942), Metarch Papers No. 6 Hannay, K. Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942), Metarch Papers No. 6 Bureau of Meteorology 1994 Resource Section: The Story of the RAAF Meteorological Service Joyce, J. The Story of the RAAF Meteorological Service 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Book: The Story of the RAAF Meteorological Service Joyce, John The Story of the RAAF Meteorological Service Melbourne Bureau of Meteorology 1993 Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 5199; Electronics Research Laboratory, Defence Research Centre, Salisbury [South Australia], Registration of entity: 18 November 1986 Primary description of agency CA 5199; Electronics Research Laboratory, Defence Research Centre, Salisbury [South Australia], Registration of entity: 18 November 1986 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Book: Whispering Death: a history of the RAAF's Beaufighter squadrons Parnell, Neville M. Whispering Death: a history of the RAAF's Beaufighter squadrons Sydney Reed 1980 Book: Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s, Metarch Papers No. 8 Cornish, A.; Stout, R.; Swan, K.; Glendinning, C. Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s, Metarch Papers No. 8 Bureau of Meteorology 1996 Resource Section: A Glimpse of the RAAF Meteorological Service Gibbs, W. J. A Glimpse of the RAAF Meteorological Service 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Resource Section: Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942) Hannay, K. Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942) 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Journal Article: Warships for the Royal Australian Navy 1945-85 Rourke, William J. Warships for the Royal Australian Navy 1945-85 1985 Journal of the Australian Naval Institute 11 4 13-22 Journal Article: War and the Professional: the Australian Army Veterinary Corps Taylor, Jessica War and the Professional: the Australian Army Veterinary Corps 1994 Journal of the Australian War Memorial 24 April 26-33 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Smith, F. B. 2003 Historical Records of Australian Science 14 4 549-550 Book: A Glimpse of the RAAF Meteorological Service, Metarch Papers No. 7 Gibbs, W. J. A Glimpse of the RAAF Meteorological Service, Metarch Papers No. 7 Bureau of Meteorology 1995 Resource Section: Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s Cornish, A.; Stout, R.; Swan, K.; Glendinning, C. Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Book: Aeronautical Research Laboratory 1939-1989: 50 Years of Research and Development for Australia's Defence Mann, J. Y. Aeronautical Research Laboratory 1939-1989: 50 Years of Research and Development for Australia's Defence Melbourne Aeronautical Research Laboratory 1989 Book: To Explore and Exploit the Unknown: a History of Defence Science at DSTO Maribyrnong 1922-2004 Smith, Dennis K. To Explore and Exploit the Unknown: a History of Defence Science at DSTO Maribyrnong 1922-2004 Fishermans Bend Defence Science and Technology Organisation 2005 Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 6758; Electronics Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Salisbury [South Australia]. Registration of entity: 15 January 1988. Primary description of agency CA 6758; Electronics Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Salisbury [South Australia]. Registration of entity: 15 January 1988. National Archives of Australia 2002 RecordSearch Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 6756; Surveillance Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Salisbury [South Australia]. Registration of entity: 13 January 1988. Primary description of agency CA 6756; Surveillance Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Salisbury [South Australia]. Registration of entity: 13 January 1988. National Archives of Australia 2002 RecordSearch Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 6154; Defence Research Centre [Scottsdale, Tasmania], Registration of entity: 16 December 1987 Primary description of agency CA 6154; Defence Research Centre [Scottsdale, Tasmania], Registration of entity: 16 December 1987 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Journal Article: Civilian Legacies of Military Nursing Finucane, Julie Civilian Legacies of Military Nursing 2004 Health and History 6 2 97-110 Book: The Royal Australian Army Medical Corps: 1945-1975 Gurner, Colin M. The Royal Australian Army Medical Corps: 1945-1975 Prahran East 2003 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Journal Article: Civilian Legacies of Air Force Medicine Williamson, John Civilian Legacies of Air Force Medicine 2004 Health and History 6 2 33-44 Journal Article: "When Needs Must" - the Acceptance of Volunteer Aids in British and Australian Military Hospitals in World War I Martin, Ian "When Needs Must" - the Acceptance of Volunteer Aids in British and Australian Military Hospitals in World War I 2002 Health and History 4 1 88-98 Journal Article: Rupert Downes Memorial Lecture: Distinguished Australian Military Surgeons Smithurst, B. A. Rupert Downes Memorial Lecture: Distinguished Australian Military Surgeons 1989 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 59 9 731-741 Conference Paper: Malaria in the Nineteenth Century Military Settlements of the NorthernTerritory Reid, Brian Malaria in the Nineteenth Century Military Settlements of the NorthernTerritory Perth Australian Society of the History of Medicine 1991 Australian Society of the History of Medicine, The Impact of the Past on the Present: Second National Conference of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine Peter Winterton and Des Gurry 166-169 Book: Madness and the Military: the Australian Experience of the Great War Tyquin, Michael Madness and the Military: the Australian Experience of the Great War Loftus Australian Military History Publications 2006 Journal Article: Civilian Legacies of Army Health Pearn, John Civilian Legacies of Army Health 2004 Health and History 6 2 4-17 Book: Captives: Australian Army Nurses in Japanese Prison Camps Kenny, Catherine Captives: Australian Army Nurses in Japanese Prison Camps Brisbane University of Queensland Press 1986 Journal Article: "Giving the Dope": Australian Army Nurse Anaesthetists during World War I Harris, K "Giving the Dope": Australian Army Nurse Anaesthetists during World War I 2003 Australian Military Medicine 12 3 138-143 Journal Article: Military Experience - the New Age of Australian Nursing & other Failures Nelson, Siobhan and Rabach, Jennifer Military Experience - the New Age of Australian Nursing & other Failures 2002 Health and History 4 1 79-87