Lumen Waite 100 - Flipbook - Page 27
Waite 1924-1959
1928 First plantings,
including Elm
Avenue, made in the
Waite Arboretum.
1932 First two
Bachelor of
Agricultural
Science graduates
obtain their degrees.
1924
Waite Agricultural Research
Institute (WARI) founded, with
Professor Arnold Edwin Victor
Richardson appointed Director.
1958 First CSIRO
building on
Waite campus
commissioned.
The final CSIRO
building is
completed in 1962.
1927
John Melrose “The
Blind Squatter” donates
£10,000 to create first
purpose-built laboratories
for the new Institute.
CSIR soils’ research
established.
Research on mineral
contents of pastures
begins. Discovery
of copper, boron,
molybdenum and zinc
deficiencies instrumental
in developing land
for agricultural use in
following decades.
1933 Constance
Eardley becomes
first woman scientist
appointed to permanent
academic staff at Waite.
1941 Warigo, first of a
series of rust-resistant
wheat varieties, released
by Waite Institute.
1951 Karim Abdul,
a UNESCO scholar,
awarded first PhD
at Waite.
1924 Urrbrae House used as
Director’s residence and first
offices of Waite Agricultural
Research Institute.
100 years of Waite
It is a storied history that has occurred on campus since Peter and
Matilda Waite made their generous bequest. It’s impossible to capture
the hundreds of plant varieties we’ve bred, the endless and ongoing discoveries made in one magazine, but we’ve pulled out a few highlights
and moments of note that occurred at our humble home.
LUMEN
1955 Australian Wine
Research Institute
established at Waite.
1955 Renaissance of cereal breeding
programs at Waite begins following
appointment of Keith Finlay.
