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Downes, Ronald Geoffrey (1916 - 1985)

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Agricultural scientist and Conservationist
Born: 3 January 1916  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.  Died: 2 May 1985.
Ronald Geoffrey Downes was Director of Conservation and Permanent Head of the Ministry of Conservation, Victoria 1973-79; he was formerly a member of the Soil Conservation Authority, Victoria 1950-73.
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1937Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1939Master of Agricultural Science (MAgSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1939 - 1950Scientist, various ranks, at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Soils
1950 - 1953Member of the Soil Conservation Authority of Victoria
1953 - 1961Deputy-Chairman of the Soil Conservation Authority of Victoria
1961 - 1973Chairman of the Soil Conservation Authority of Victoria
1972Doctor of Agricultural Science (DAgSc) received from the University of Melbourne
1973Vocational Award of Melbourne received from Rotary
1973 - 1979Director of Conservation and Permanent Head of the Ministry for Conservation
1976Prescott Medal received from the Australian Society of Soil Science
1977Australian Medal of Agricultural Science received from the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
1979Companion of the Order of Bath (CB)

 
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Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 19 December 2006
Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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