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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Government research

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Australian Telecommunications and Electronics Research Board

CSIRO

CSIRO Division of Telecommunications and Industrial Physics

CSIRO Division of Wool Technology

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

National Measurement Institute

Radiophysics Advisory Board

Vaccine Institution

Veterinary Research Station

Madsen Building at the University of Sydney when it was occupied by CSIRO 1940

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Government research

Australian Telecommunications and Electronics Research Board

Commonwealth government agency established to improve general radio practices in Australia.

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CSIRO

Scientific and research organisation to assist farming, mining and manufacturing in Australia.

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CSIRO Division of Telecommunications and Industrial Physics

Organisation for scientific and industrial research and telecommunications.

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CSIRO Division of Wool Technology

Division of the CSIRO concerned with textile and fibre technology.

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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Federal government agency, established in 1926, to undertake research and development to benefit the Australian community and economy.

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National Measurement Institute

Scientific organisation responsible for establishing and maintaining Australia's units and standards of measurement and for coordinating Australia's national measurement system. It was formed from the National Measurement Laboratory (CSIRO), the National Standards Commission and the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories and continues their work.

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Radiophysics Advisory Board

Government board established to coordinate research into radar within the CSIRO.

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Vaccine Institution

Government vaccine facility that opened at the Emigration Barracks on Bent Street in 1847, moving to the top of King Street beside Hyde Park Barracks in May 1857 and remaining there until late 1886 when the Barracks were redeveloped.

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Veterinary Research Station

Animal research and diagnostic centre established by the Department of Agriculture at Glenfield before being moved to Camden.

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Madsen Building at the University of Sydney when it was occupied by CSIRO 1940

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