Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 Western Australia, Series 4
Volume 10
Number 6 June, 1969 Article 3
1-1-1969
Mr. G.H. Burvill appointed Assistant Director of Agriculture Mr. G.H. Burvill appointed Assistant Director of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
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MR. G. H. BURVILL APPOINTED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
OF AGRICULTURE
One o f W e s t e r n Australia's best-known agricultui scientists, M r . G. H. B u r v i l l , has been appointed to tl new position o f Assistant Director of A g r i c u l t u r e in tl W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a n D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e .
A n n o u n c i n g t h e a p p o i n t m e n t , t h e M i n i s t e r f o r A g c u l t u r e , M r . C. D. Nalder, said that continued expansion of W e s t A u s t r a l i a n a g r i c u l t u r e had caused rapid g r o w t h in t h e D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e .
Its increased size had necessitated the appointment of an Assistant Director, who w o u l d assist t h e Director and deputise f o r the Deputy Director in all matters of technical and general a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of the D e p a r t m e n t .
T h i s is an i m p o r t a n t year in a distinguished career for M r . B u r v i l l , who was also recently elected Federal President of the Australian Institute of A g r i c u l t u r a l Science f o r 1 9 6 9 . T h e Institute is the professional body of agricultural scientists, w i t h a membership of more t h a n 2 , 5 0 0 t h r o u g h o u t Australia and New Guinea.
M r . B u r v i l l is widely k n o w n among agricultural scientists and farmers in W e s t e r n Australia f o r his exceptional knowledge of the State's geography, climate, soils and f a r m i n g .
He has had 4 0 years of close association w i t h all aspects of agriculture t h r o u g h o u t Western A u s t r a l i a , as an o f f i c e r of the Department of A g r i c u l t u r e . He joined the Department as a cadet in 1 9 2 7 and graduated w i t h the degree of Bachelor of Science in A g r i c u l t u r e at the University of W e s t e r n Australia in 1 9 2 9 , and completed an honours degree in 1 9 3 0 .
H e was appointed t o the Department's Plant N u t r i t i o n Branch, and f r o m 1931 to 1936 he was involved in soil surveys in the Salmon Gums and north-eastern wheatbelt areas. He was one of a team w h i c h carried o u t detailed soil surveys of more than a m i l l i o n acres, mostly related t o potential soil salinity problems.
In 1 9 3 6 he was seconded to the CSIRO Division of Soils f o r soil survey work in V i c t o r i a and South A u s t r a l i a . D u r i n g this period he was awarded the degree of Master of A g r i c u l t u r a l Science at t h e University of Adelaide, f o r studies of the physical properties of soils.
From 1 9 3 8 to 1 9 4 6 Mr. B u r v i l l was one of a Department of A g r i c u l t u r e plant and soil research group w h i c h helped lay the foundations for Western Australia's major post war land d e v e l o p m e n t projects. D u r i n g work o n differences in plant responses to pre- and post- war superphosphate he was closely associated w i t h the early recognition of zinc deficiency on l i g h t soils in this State.
In 1 9 4 4 he carried o u t the soil survey which was the basis for the Ord River Irrigation Project. T h i s survey involved 8 6 , 0 0 0 acres of detailed survey, w i t h reconnaisance of some 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 acres, between W y n d h a m and the W . A . - N o r t h e m T e r r i t o r y border.
In 1 9 4 7 M r . B u r v i l l was appointed Commissioner of Soil Conservation.
Since 1 9 5 6 he has served as Chief of t h e Plant Research Division, g u i d i n g it t h r o u g h a period o f intensification of research and a w i d e n i n g in the range of investigations.
He has represented t h e Department at specialist conferences in Australia and overseas, and on a n u m b e r of State committees.
M r . B u r v i l l faces a challenging period as Federal President of the Australian Institute o f A g r i c u l t u r a l Science. T h e profession has made tremendous advances in agriculture in A u s t r a l i a , b u t many a g r i c u l t u r a l scientists believe that it also has a responsibility to promote a g r i c u l t u r e in the underdeveloped countries of the world where food production can not keep up w i t h population g r o w t h .
A s Federal President M r . B u r v i l l will be deeply involved in efforts recently started by t h e Institute t o establish a project under which it is hoped that Australia w i l l set u p an overseas a g r i c u l t u r a l development i n s t i t u t e .
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