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WE have just received a copy of the report of a committee appointed in pursuance of a motion passed at a conference convened by the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia that “An Advisory Committee be constituted to formulate proposals to the Government to establish a Commonwealth Bureau of Science and Industry.” The members of the committee were: Representatives of universities:—Sydney—Sir T. Anderson Stuart; Melbourne—Prof. Orme Masson; Queensland—Prof. A. J. Gibson; Adelaide—Sir Douglas Mawson. Interstate Commissioners:—Mr. A. B. Piddington, the Hon. G. Swinburne. The Associated Chambers of Commerce of Australia:—Mr. W. T. Appleton. The Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia:—Mr. W. W. Forwood, Messrs. G. D. Delprat, W. P. Wilkinson (Commonwealth analyst), W. S. Robinson, J. M. Higgins, W. Russell Grimwade, E. W. Knox. Ex-officio Members:—Prime Minister of the Commonwealth; the Hon. F. Hagelthorn, Minister of Agriculture, Victoria; the Hon. W. Lennon, Minister of Agriculture, Queensland; the Hon. C. Goode, Minister of Agriculture, South Australia.
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A Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry . Nature 97, 38–40 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/097038b0
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