From "CSIRO research in Australia" (1962) pdf page 62"
"The Division of Tropical Pastures studies the pastoral problems of northern Australia. It was a part of the Division of Plant Industry until 1959 when it became an independent Division with Dr. J. Griffiths Davies as Chief. Pasture research for northern Australia has undergone considerable development in recent years, and there has been a growing awareness of the enormous undeveloped pastoral potential of this region.

The pastoral industry of northern Australia is almost wholly based on native or induced pastures. These have a short summer growing season, when the pastures make good growth and have quite good feeding value. There is a longer autumn to early summer period when the pastures make little active growth and feeding value declines. Thus, by the late winter, animals on these pastures lose weight. The pastures have no significant legume component and the protein content of native grasses, which is only moderate in period of active growth, falls to deficiency levels by late winter.

The Division of Tropical Pastures is engaged in a comprehensive programme which aims to supplement and replace the native pastures with more productive sown pastures, and fodder and protein grain crops. Close collaboration is maintained with the regional research group of the Division of Soils which provides valuable information on the distribution and characteristics of the soils of pastoral regions.

The Division's headquarters are at the Cunningham Laboratory in the grounds of the University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, and there are facilities for experimental work at several regional centres. "