A000993 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2001-06-21 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-04-30 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000993b.htm CA 3039 corporateBody Weapons Research Establishment Commonwealth of Australia AACR2 21 January 1955 3 April 1978 Start Place Salisbury, South Australia, Australia Location Salisbury, South Australia Defence Research Ammunitions Explosives or Weapons Industries The Weapons Research Establishment was formed in January 1955 after an amalgamation between the Long Range Weapons Establishment and several other defence research facilities. The Establishment consisted of five wings; the Weapons Research and Development Wing, the Applied Physics Wing, the Engineering Wing, the Trial Wing and the Administrative Wing. In April 1978 the Establishment was divided into four laboratories, which were known collectively as the Defence Research Centre. Long Range Weapons Establishment, Department of Defence (1947 - 1955) Chemistry and Physics Research Laboratory (1949 - 1955) Wood, Francis Waverley (1905 - 1977)

Superintendent of Optical Instrumentation, 1956-1965; Deputy Director of Trials. 1965-1968

 Douglas, Donald Marder (1926 - 2010)

Scientific Officer 1952 - 1959

 Rofe, Bryan (1918 - 1971)

Scientific Officer, Australian Weapons Research Establishment, 1948 - 1970.

 Troup, Gordon John Fordyce (1932 - 2015)

Research scientist 1955 - 1961

 Crompton, James Woodhouse (1924 - 2019)

Superintendent, Systems Analysis Division 1970 - 1978; Principal Officer, various Groups 1960 - 1963 and 1965 - 1969; Scientific Officer 1951 - 1959;

 Davis, Edward Bruce (1920 - 2004)

Chief Superintendent, Electronics and Communications Division, 1962 - 1978; Superintendent, Electronics and Communications Division 1962 - 1966; Principal engineer, Communications Section 1959 - 1962.

 Macaulay, Ian J. (1932 - 2003)

Employee 1950s

 Electronics Research Laboratory, Defence Research Centre Salisbury (1978 - 1987) Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Defence Research Centre Salisbury (1978 - 1987) Weapons Systems Research Laboratory, Defence Research Centre Salisbury (1978 - 1991) Trials Resources Laboratory, Defence Research Centre Salisbury (1978 - 1981)

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