MEDICAL
Aspro Found naturally in Amazon jungles, aspro made in chemical process
George Nicholas of Melbourne 1915. Australian.
Bionic Ear team Professor
Graeme Clark bionic ear 1978 University of Melbourne. Australian inventions.
Braces for teeth Australia Percy Begg cheap braces for teeth lightweight
stainless steel 1940s.
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gardasil developed 2006
Professor Ian Frazier and Jian Zhou
, treat cancer papillomavirus virus.
Australian.
CPAP Mask  Australia. Continuous Positive Airflow Pressure
mask treat breathing difficulties snoring Sydney University 1981 Professor
Colin Sullivan. Australian inventions.
First Embryo Baby Birth first frozen
embryo baby Queen Victoria Medical centre Melbourne 1984.
Australian inventions.
Flying Doctor Service Australia. Reverend John
Flynn first aerial medical service, Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS),
1928. Australian.
Gene Shears Hammerhead 1980s and Hairpin RNAi
1990s
.  1986 Wayne Gerlach and Jim Haseloff CSIRO  hammerhead
riboymes cutting out, turning off, disease-causing genes. A
ustralian inventions.
Hendra Virus Identified equine morbillivirus  Australia.
CSIRO 1994 racehorse samples in Queensland, two men 14 horses
died.  All four fatalities in Queensland. Australian inventions.
Insulin Receptor Structure  Australia 2006 team Colin Ward CSIRO
identified structure of insulin receptor on outside of cell.  Australian.
Iodine Treatment CSIRO team Basil Hetzel treated goitre with iodine
injections 1960s, pregnancy prevented mental retardation in babies.
Australian inventions.
NovoSorb Biodegradeable Polymer Australian.
Unnecessary artificial joints, polymer gell  2005 injected into damaged
joint until it heals. Australian inventions.
Pacemaker  Australia 1926
Dr. Mark Lidwell and Edgar Booth electronic pacemaker human heart
beat. Baby saved 1928.
Penicillin Howard Florey 1939 antibiotic
combats  infections. Australian inventions.
Relenza Flu Vaccine  Australia
CSIRO team Mark von Itzstein on research by Biota company made
first commercial neuraminidase inhibitor fight flu 1996.
Australian inventions.
Speedo Swimming Costume Speedo company
Alexander MacRae 1927 race back style bathing costume, like
female athletes.. 
Spray-on Skin  Australia 1992 by Dr Fion Wood
Royal Perth Hospital. 
Stomac Ulcer Cure  Australian. Barry Marshall
and Robin Warren  two antibiotics used together cured stomach
ulcers 1982. Australian inventions.
Tools for Microsurgery
Earl Ronald Owen founded International Microsurgical Society
designed the world's first tools Microsurgery.
Ultrasound  Australia
Medical diagnosis 1961 David Robinson and George Kossoff
Australian Department of Health. Australian inventions.
X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging Medical diagnosis CSIRO  improve
x-ray vision of ligaments, tendons, cartilage, nerves 1990s. Australian.
Zinc Cream Australia. Faulding Pharmaceuticals sun
protective ointment 1940.
Zinc Cream
Faulding Pharmaceuticals made sun protective ointment in 1940.
X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging
Medical diagnosis became much clearer when Steve Wilkins of CSIRO found a way to improve x-ray vision of ligaments, tendons, cartilage and nerves in the human body in the 1990s.
Ultrasound
This was a great advance in medical diagnosis. The device was made in 1961 by David Robinson and George Kossoff at the Australian Department of Health.
Tools for Microsurgery
Earl Ronald Owen founded the International Microsurgical Society after designing the world's first tools for Microsurgery in 1959.
Stomac Ulcer Cure
Barry Marshall and Robin Warren found that two antibiotics used together cured stomach ulcers in 1982.
Spray-on Skin
A savior for burns victims this breakthrough was developed in 1992 by Dr Fiona Wood of Royal Perth Hospital
Speedo Swimming Costume
The Speedo company founded by Alexander MacRae first sold a race back style bathing costume, like female athletes wear today, in 1927.
Relenza Flu Vaccine
A CSIRO team headed by Mark von ItZStein working on research done by the Biota company made the first commercial neuraminidase inhibitor to fight flu in 1996.
Penicillin
Sir Howard Florey made this medical breakthrough in 1939. The antibiotic combats many infections.
Pacemaker
In 1925 Dr. Mark Lidwell and Edgar Booth made an electronic pacemaker to regulate the human heart beat. A baby was saved with it in 1928.
NovoSorb Biodgradeable Poymer
It will be unnecessary for artilicial joints to be used for broken joints. A polymer gel developed by Dr Thilak Gunatillake in 2005 is injected into a damaged joint which holds it together until it heals.
Iodine Treatment
A CSIRO team led by Basil Hetzel treated goitre with iodine injections in the 1960s and proved that this performed on women before pregnancy prevented mental retardation in their babies
Insulin Receptor Structure
In 2006 a team led by Colin Ward of CSIRO identified the structure of the insulin receptor on the outside of the cell
Hendra Virus Identified (eguine morbillrvirus)
This was discovered by CSIRO in 1994 from racehorse samples taken in Queensland where two men and 14 horses had died. There have been four fatalities in Australia all in Queensland.
Gene Shears (Hammerhead Ribozymes (1980) and Hairpin RNAi (1990)
In 1985 Wayne Gerlach and Jim Haseloff of CSIRO identified hammerhead ribozymes that enable the cutting out, or switching off, of disease-causing genes - Peter Waterhouse, Hairpin RNAi, 1990s.
Flying Doctor Service
Reverend John Flynn established the first aerial medical service, called the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in 1928.
First Embryo Baby
A woman gave birth to the first frozen embryo baby at the Queen Victoria Medical centre of Melbourne in 1984..
CPAP Mask
The Continuous Positive Airfiow Pressure mask to treat breathing difficulties when snoring was made at Sydney University in 1981 by Professor Cohn Sullivan.
Cervical Cancer Vaccine
Gardasil was developed in 2005 by Professor Ian Frazer and Jian Zhou to treat cancer caused by the papillomavirus.
Braces for teeth
Percy Begg made very cheap braces for teeth with lightweight stainless steel in the 1940s.
Bionic Ear
A team led by Professor Graeme Cla rk developed the bionic ear in 1978 at the University of Melbourne.
Aspro (aspirin in Europe)
Though found naturally in the jungles of the Amazon, aspro was made in a chemical process by Alfred Nicholas of Melbourne in 1915.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS Developed
Aerogard  Australia Dr Doug Waterhouse CSIRO formula
for ingredient fly spray to Aerogard 1963. Australian.
Baby Safety Capsule Rainfords capsule for baby in car
1984. Made Australian inventions. Casters  Australia.
Furniture moved on domed casters 1946 George Shepherd.
Made Dual Flush Toilet Australia.
1980 Bruce Thompson of Caroma two buttons
toilet systern different volumes flushing water. Australian.
Electric Drill from a rock drill invented by Arthur James Arnot,
William Blanch Brain 1889. Australian inventions.
Made Frazier Lens Australia. Lens by Jim Frazier 1993,
rotated without moving the camera,
focuses background and film subject.
Made Hills Hoist  Australia
Drying wet laundry on wire wound around crossed rods
Geelong by Gilbert Toyne 1926: Lance Hill added winch
adjust height sold1945 Hills Hoist.
Made Kiwi Shoe Polish Australia.
William Ramsay and Hamilton KcKellan paste to
clean shoes 1904, marketed 1906. Australian inventions.
Notepad  Australia.
1902 J. A. Birchall of Launceston. Australian.
Pop Top Can made Australian inventions.
Drink cans with a press-button opener remained hinged
to can Mike Debenham 1973 no hole for straw.
Telephane Australia. Transmission of visual messages
over wire Henry Sutton Ballarat 1885.
Made Transverse Folding Stroller  Australian inventions.
Fold-away baby stroller 1942 by Harold Cornish.
Made Triton Workcentre  Australia.
George Lewin multi-purpose workbench
for portable tools 1976. Australian inventions.
Made Two-stroke Rotary Mower  Australia.
Rotary mower invented 1952 Mervyn Victor Richardson.
Made Underwater Personal computer Australian.
Bruce Macdonald Australian Institute of Marine Science
hand-held computer use underwater 1993. 
Two-stroke Rotary Mower
The rotary mower was invented in 1952 by Mervyn Victor Richardson.
Triton Workcentre
George Lewin made the multi-purpose workbench for doing work with portable tools in 1976.
Transverse Folding Stroller
A fold-away baby stroller was designed in 1942 by Harold Cornish.
Telephane
Transmission of visual messages over wire was discovered by Henry Sutton from Ballarat in 1885.
Pop Top Can
Drink cans were made with a press-button opener which remained hinged to the can by Mike Debenham in 1973. It had a hole for the straw.
Notepad
This simple idea was put into practice in 1902 by J. A. Birchall of Launceston.
Kiwi Shoe Polish
William Ramsay and Hamilton McKellan developed a "paste" to clean shoes in 1904, marketed 1906.
Hills Hoist
This contraption for drying wet laundry on wire that is wound around crossed rods was invented in Geelong by Gilbert Toyne in 1925: Lance Hill put a winch on to adjust height and sold it in 1945 as the Hills Hoist.
Frazier Lens
This lens developed by Jim Frazier in 1993, which can be rotated without moving the camera, focuses the background as well as the film subject.
Electric Drill
The widely used electric drill came from a rock drill invented by Arthur James Arnot (patent) and William Blanch Brain in 1889.
Dual Flush Toilet
In 1980 Bruce Thompson of Caroma had the idea of having two buttons on a toilet systern giving a choice of two different volumes of flushing water.
Casters
Furniture was moved around with the aid of domed casters from an idea in 1946 by George Shepherd.
Baby Safety Capsule
Rainfords began selling a capsule to secure a baby in a car by the vehicle's safety belt in 1984.
Aerogard
Dr Doug Waterhouse of CSIRO gave the secret formula for the ingredient in fly spray to Aerogard in 1963.
TRANSPORT
Aircraft Escape Chute Australian inventions.  1965 Jack Grant inflatable
escape chute,  passenger aircraft, raft. Australian inventions.
Black Box
Australia
.  Record actibity last few minutes before plane crash,
Dr David Warren invented black box Melbourne, 1958.
Cargo Scanner
Australia. 
Gamma rays and nutrons detect objects.illegal drugs in
aircraft luggage, freight containers  CSIRO technology developed
2000s. Australian inventions.
Car Radio Australian.  1924 Kelly's
Motors first car company put radio in car.  American Paul Galvin
claims 1929/  First done by George Frost of US   1922,advertised
by Chevrolet 1922. Australian inventions. 
Differential Australia.
David Shearer made differential for steam car 1897 South Australia.
Australian inventions. 
Interscan Microwave Landing System Australia.
CSIRO  P. Wild, B. Cooper, D.Cooper, H. Minnett  landing assistance
for aircraft operational 1970s.  Australian inventions. 
Low Emission
Cars
Australia.
  CSIRO assisted development of two low-emmision
vehicles, Holden ECOmmodore, aXcessaustralia LEV 2000. 
Australian inventions. 
Orbital Engine Australia.  In boats and
motorcycles engine by Ralph Sarich 1972, single rotating piston
fuel injected into 5 combustion chambers.  Australian inventions.
Plastics Coating Dr Voytek Gutowski CSIRO 1988: plastic car body
parts coated conductive coating charged, paint oppositely charged,
improve paint adhesion spray painting.Australia.
  Powered Flight 
Australian inventions.
  1894 First engine powered box kite flew
5 meters: Lawrence Hargrave never patented.  Australian.
Pulsar Automotive Battery 1970s Bill McDowell of Dunlop invented
Pulsar battery, start car battery flat.  Inventions. 
Rack & Pinion
Steering
Australia.
Steering system developed by Arthur Bishop
1970 adopted for motor vehicles worldwide. Australian. 
Round the World Airline Australia.  Qantas started around the
world airline service 1958. 
Scramjet first successful flight
Australian inventions. 
Space Rockets run on oxygen engines
team Professor Allan Paull 2002, first work 1992.
Australian inventions. 
Silicon-chip Electronic Ignition Australia.
Electronic silicon-chip system starting engines developed 1976
John and B. Angelo Notarus. Army
Tank  Australian inventions.
British honored Lance de (La) Mole inventor chain-rail driven tank
1912, honorary corporal 1919.
  Ultrabattery Australian.  Superior
battery CSIRO 2000s, supercapacitor gives four times more power,
cheaper, long  life lead-acid batteries. Australian inventions.
Ute Australia.  Lewis Brandt cut off back of Ford, first pick-up
motor car 1934 Geelong, Victoria.  Video black box for trucks
Jimmy Goldsmith 2010
Video Black Box for Trucks
Jimmy Goldsmith in 2010 put together an automatic video recording system for trucks that operates continually.
Tank
The British honored Lance de (La} Mole the inventor ofthe chain-rail tank (1912}, as used today, hy making him an honorary corporal in 1919.
Ute
Lewis Brandt cut off the back of a Ford to construct the first pick-up motor car in 1934 at Geelong in Victoria.
Ultrabattery
This superior battery from CSIRO in the 2000s has a supercapacitor which gives four times more power, is cheaper, and extends the life of lead-acid batteries.
Silicon-chip Electronic Ignition
An electronic silicon-chip system for starting engines was developed in 1976 by John and 8. Angelo Notarus.
Scramjet (first successful flight)
Rockets of the future will go into space by taking in oxygen as they move forward in engines made possible by work of a team led by Professor Allan Paull in 2002, first work done in 1992
Round the World Airline
Qantas started an airhne service travelling around the world in 1958.
Rack & Pinion Steering
This steering system perfected by Arthur Bishop in 1970 was adopted for motor vehicles worldwide.
Pulsar Automotive Battery
In the 1970s Bill McDowell of Dunlop invented the Pulsar battery so that a driver could start a car even when the battery was flat.
Powered Flight
In 1894 the first engine powered box kite flew 5 meters: Lawrence Hargrave never patented it.
Plastic Coating
Dr Voytek Gutowski of CSIRO from 1988 coated plastic car body parts with a conductive layer that can be charged by paint being oppositely charged, to assist paint adhesion from a spray gun.
Safety Propellor
This boat propellor devised by Colin Chamberlain stops serious damage when people inadverenntly put their hands near a moving propellor, marketed 2009.
Orbital Engine
Used in boats and motorcycles this engine perfected by Ralph Sarich in 1972 has a single rotating "piston" which uses fuel injected into 5 combustion chambers.
Robotic Visual Horizon
A team at the University of Queensland have looked at bees to provide a novel way of finding the horizon for small aircraft in 2010.   Pictura of horizons were fed into a computer program.
Low Emission Cars
In response to demands from the motor industry CSIRO assisted in the development of two low-emmission vehicles the Holden ECOmmodore and the aXcessaustraliaLEV released in 2000.
Interscan Microwave Landing System
From research done at CSIRO by P. Wild, B. Cooper, D.Cooper, and H. Minnett this new form of landing assistance for aircraft became operational in the 1970s.
Differential
In order to make vehicles turn more effectively David Shearer made a differential for a steam car, 1897 in South Australia.
Car Radio
In 1924 KeIly's Motors was the first car company in Australia to put a radio in a car. American Paul Galvin claims the accolade in 1929, but it was first done by George Frost of US in 1922, also advertised by Chevrolet in 1922.
Cargo Scanner
Gamma rays and neutrons are used to detect objects such as illegal drugs in aircraft luggage and in freight containers with this CSIRO technology developed in the 2000s.
Black Box
To record what happened in the last few minutes before a plane crash Dr David Warren invented the black box in Melbourne, in 1958.
Aircraft Escape Inflatable Chute
In 1965 Jack Grant made an inflatable escape chute for use by passenger aircraft.  It could also be used as a raft.
SPORT Australian Rules Football Tom Wills,
W. J. Hammersley, J. B. Thompson,
Thomas Smith created AFL from Gaelic footbal, rugby 1858.
Australian inventions. 
Football Rules Australia.  First rules any game
of football Tom Will and Henry Harrison 1858.  Australian.
International Ski Tournament Australia organized the world's first
international skiing event 1907. Australian inventions. 
Polocrosse
Sport first played by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hirst Sydney 1938.

Australia.
  Race Cam Australian.  1979 race cam Geoff Healey of
ATN Seven covered Bathurst motor race, mounting small cameras
in cars, signals relayed via helicopters. Australian inventions.
Super Sopper Australia.  Gordon Withnall 1974 machine wipe up
water from sports grounds due to heavy.  Australian inventions.
Surf Life-saving Reel Australia.  Lyster Ormsby reel for rescuing
swimmers on beaches 1906 Bondi. Australian. 
Surf ski  Australia
Surf board adapted as oar driven device 1912 Harry and
Jack McLaren. 
Tote totalizator Australian inventions.  1913
Sir George Julius automatic totalisator calculated odds as money
wager on horses. Australian. 
Wave Piercing Catamaran  Australia.
Phillip Hercus (NZ born) with builder Robert Clifford of Incat,
high speed, stable boat 1984, idea 1983. Australian inventions.
Winged Keel Australia.  Win America's Cup, Ben Lexcen
developed winged keel, Australia II in 1983.
First Football Rules
In 1858 Tom Wills, W. Hammersley, J. Thompson and T. Smith wrote the oldest AFl rules.  The rules for Sheffield soccer club in England were written weeks later.
Winged Keel
T0 win the Ameni:a's Cup Ben Lexcen devebped the winged keel for Australia II in 1983.
Wave Piercing Catamaran
Phillip Hercus (NZ born) with bother Robert Clifford of Incat made this high speed stable boat In 1984; idea conceived 1983.
Tote (totalizator)
In 1913 Sir George Julius created the automatic totalisator which calculated odds as money was laid on race horses before an event.
Surf ski
An ordinary surf board was taken a step further by being adapted for use as an oar driven device in 1912 by Harry and Jack McLaren.
Surf Life-Saving Reel
Lyster Ormsby showed his new reel for rescuing swimmers on beaches in 1906 at Bondi Beach.
Super Soper
While Gordan Withnall was having a beer in 1974 someone made a smart comment. Gordon Withnall rushed home with the idea and madea machine to wipe up water from sports grounds when it rained heavily during a game.
Race Cam
A revolution in sports boradcasting was made in 1979 with race cam when Geoff Healy of ATN Seven television covered Bathurst motor race by mounting small cameras in cars with signals relayed via helicopters.
Polocrosse
Yhis sport was formalized by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hirst of Sydney with the help of Alf Pitty in 1938.
International Ski Tournament
Oddly, for a mainly non-temperate country, Australia organized the world`s first international skiing event in 1907/8 at Ifiandra.
Australian Rules Football
Thomas Wills created the game which later became the Australia Football League (AFL) from Gaelic football and rugby in 1858.
SCIENTIFIC
Australia's Largest Solar Tower  Australia. CSIRO  turbine 30 meters
high on  tower.  Generates electric power from 450 heliostats,
mirrors.  No water orsteam, air compressed high heat from sun.
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer Australia.  Machine measures
amount of metal element sample invented by Sir Alan Walsh CSIRO
1952.
Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) Australian inventions.
Operational center of ATCA six antenna radio telescope 1988 at
Paul Wild Observatory Narrabri. Telescopes Parkes and
Coonbarabran combine in large triple telescope.
Blast Glass Australia.
Peter Stephinson 2003 blast resistant glass air cavity between two
panes of glass. Australian inventions. 
Carbon Nanotube Yarns 
Australia.
  2000s CSIROs Ken Atkinson discovery fine carbon
nanotube fibres for artificial muscles, satellite tethers, antiballistic
clothing and electronic textiles. Australian inventions. 
Distance
Measuring Equipment (DME) Australia.
  Device measures distance
by delaying VHF and UHF signals 1956 Edward George Bowen
CSIRO. 
Double Pulsar Discovery Australia. CSIRO's Parkes Radio
Telescope assisted in discovering double pulsar 2003.
Australian inventions. 
Flame Ionization Detector Measures
emissions to one part in 19 million invented 1957 Ian McWilliam. 
Medical, biochemical, petrochemical and chemical industries.
 
Australia.
  Froth Flotation Australian inventions.  Charles Potter,
brewer,  and Guillaume Delprat BHP 1903 purify liquids using
flotation, mineral waste. 
Gigabit Wireless Network  Australia.
Computers transfer data wirelessly fast as cable connections. 
CSIRO test at six gigbites where bandspace is virtually unused
2006. Australian inventions. 
Mills Cross Antenna  Australia.
Two rods made into cross,  ground antenna 1953 B. Y. Mills
CSIRO. Australian. 
Over the Horizon Radar Jindalee Radar
System.  Stealth aircraft detected by analyzing turbulence. 
Perfected by CSIRO 1995. 
Parkes Telescope  Australia.
CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope 1961 lunar landing 1969.
Australian inventions. 
Polilight Forensic Lamp Unilite developed
by Milutin Stoilovic, Ron Warrender 1989, see invisible
fingerprints forged art. Australia. 
QemSCAN Mineral Analysis 
Australia.
  Rapid mineral analysis  mining companies and
forensic science.  Perfected 2003 CSIRO accurate.
Australian inventions. 
Rainforest Classification Grid  Australia.
1940s Len Webb, Geoff Tracey, Bill Williams CSIRO grid for
classifying plants in rainforests. Australian.
  Seafloor Mining 
Australia.
  1997 CSIRO's Dr Ray Binns researched volcanic
hydrothermal sites, seafloor, high levels of gold, copper. 
Voyages began 1986.  Australian inventions 
Sensitive HIgh
Resolution Ion Microprobe (SHRIMP)
  Machine accurately date
rock ANU 1970s commercialized1998.  Australian inventions.
Supercapacitors Australia.  2000s CSIRO  nano level research
high power supercapacitors, high charge discharge,  longer life.
Syncroc Australia.  Synthetic rock safely store nuclear waste
Dr Ted Ringwood ANU 1978. Australian inventions. 
Synthetic
Resilin
2005 team Dr Chris Elvin CSIRO synthetic form of resilin,
elastic protein in insects,  jumping and flying. 
Transparent Nanotube
Sheets Australian.
  Sheets reheated with individual carbon
nanotubes, bonding plastics, transparent electrodes, conduction
materials, LEDs, CSIRO 2005. Australian inventions. 
Waterfowl
Breeding Determination Australia.
  1950s Harry Frith CSIRO, rates
of waterfowl reproduction determined by receding flood water levels,
studying flood drought Murray-Darling River. Australian inventions.
Waterfowl Breeding Determination
In the 1950s Harry Frith of CSIRO reached a conclusion that rates of waterfowl reproduction was determined by receding flood water level after studying flood and drought in the Murray-Darling River.
Transparent Nanotuhe Sheets
Sheets are created with individual carbon nanotuhes which are then used for bonding plastics, transparent electrodes, conduction materials, and LEDs, developed by CSIRO in 2005.
Synthetic Resin
in 2005 a team led hy Dr Chris Elvin at CSIRO created a synthetic form of resin from the elastic protein in insects that enahles jumping and flying.
Syncroc
A synthetic rock to safely store nuclear waste was formulated hy Dr Ted Ringwood of ANU in 1978.  No country has tested it yet.
Supercapacitors
From 1992 to 2000s CSIRO led in nano level research into high power supercapacitors with high charge and discharge together with long life.
Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe (SHRIMP)
This machine is used to accurately date rock.  It began at ANU in the 1970s and was commercialized in 1998.
Seafloor Mining
In 1997 CSIRO's Dr Ray Binns researched volcanic hydrothermal sites on the seafloor and identified high levels of gold and copper which created a new mining industry.  Voyages began in 1986.
Rainforest Classification Grid
In the 1950s and 60s Len Webb, Geoff Tracey and Bill Williams of CSIRO created a grid for classifying plants in rainforests.
QemSCAN Mineral Analysis
This system of rapid mineral analysis is being used by mining companies and in forensic science to solve crimes.  Perfected in 2003 at CSRO it is fast and extremely accurate.
Polilght Forensic Lamp
The Unilite developed by Milutin Stoilovic and Ron Warrender in 1989 made almost invisible fingerprints and forged art much clearer.
Parkes Telescope
The CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope built in 1951 assisted the ground breaking lunar landing in 1969.
Over the Horizon Radar Jindalee Radar System
HF radio signal is beamed up to the ionosphere which refracts it down over the horizon.  Work began 1970, ultimately perfected by CSIRO in 1995.
Mill Cross Antenna Array
Consisting of two rods made into a cross this ground antenna was developed in 1953 by B. Y. Mills of CSIRO.
Gigabit Wireless Network
Computers in the near future will transfer data wirelessly as fast as cable connections.  CSIRO succeeded in a test at six gigabites in 2006 in clear bandspace which was little used in 2006.
Froth Flotation
Charles Potter, a brewer, and Guillaume Delprat of BHP had the idea in 1903 to purify liquids using flotation, for mineral waste.
Flame Ionization Detector
This measures emissions to one part in 19 million and was invented in 1957 by Ian McWilliam.  It is used in the medical, biochemical, petrochemical and chemical industries.
Double Pulsar Discovery
CSIRO's Parkes Radio Telescope assisted in discovering the only double pulsar that we know of in 2003.
Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
This device which measures distance by delaying VHF and UHF signals was perfected in 1956 by Edward George Bowen of the CSIRO.
Carbon Nanotube Yarns
In 2000s CSIRO's Ken Atkinson demonstrated the discovery of line carbon nanotube fibres that could be used for artificial muscles, satellite tethers, antiballistic clothing and electronic textiles.
Blast Glass
Peter Stephinson in 2003 made blast resistant glass that has an air cavity between two panes of glass.
Australia Telacopic Compct Array (ATCA)
The operational center of the ATCA six antenna radio telescope opened in 1988 at the Paul Wild Observatory in Narrabri. Telescopes at Parkes and Coonbarabran combine to create a large triple telescope.
Australia's Largest Solar Tower
CSIRO set a turbine 30 meters high on a tower in 2012. It generates electric power from 450 heleostats, mirrors.  Instead of water and steam, air is compressed by very high heat from the sun.
Atomic Absorgion Spectrophotometer
This machine which measures the amount of a metal element in a sample was invented by Sir Alan Walsh for the CSIRO in 1952.
FOOD RELATED
Boomerang Australia Invented before 1788 by Aboriginals, obtain food,
ceremonial purposes. Australian.
Coolgardie Safe Arthur McCormick
water evaporation from hessian, breeze, cooling safe box 1892.
Australian inventions.
Icy Ball Kerosene Refrigerator Edward Hallstrom
invented Icy Ball Kerosene Refrigerator, chest refrigeration, 1923
Sydney. Australian.
Splayd Australia. In 1943 William McArthur
joined a knife, fork and spoon together in one utensil for ladies
sitting outside at barbecues. Australian inventions
Tank-bred Tuna
Hagen Ster  2008 southern blue tuna believe swimming in
Australian bight, actually in tank.
Vegemite Australian. Food spread,
by-product brewing process, yeast, 1923 Dr Cyril Callister.
Australian inventions.
Wine Cask  Australia.
Plastic-bag wine cask Thomas Angove of South Australia1965.
Wine Casket
The plastic-bag wine cask was made by Thomas Angove of South Australia in 1966. His son thought it was a silly idea at the time.
Vegemite
A food paste made with the by-product of the brewing process, yeast, was created in 1923 by Dr Cyril Callister.
Tank-bred Tuna
Hagen Ster in 2008 managed to fool southern blue tuna into believing that they are swimming in the Australian bight while actually being in a tank. This made breeding of tuna in captivity possible.
Staysharp Knife
In 1970 Denis Jackson of Wiltshire Knives made a knife and scabbard set.  An interesting invention, when the knife was sheathed then withdrawn it would be re-sharpened.
Splayd
In 1943 William McArthur joined a knife, fork and spoon together in one utensil for ladies sitting outside at barbecues.
Icy Ball Kerosene Refrigerator
Edward Hallstrom invented the Icy Ball Kerosene Refrigerator (chest refrigeration)in 1923 in Sydney.
Coolgardie Safe
Arthur McCormick used water evaporation from hessian in the breeze as an idea to make a cooling "safe" in 1892.
Boomerang
This device was invented by Aboriginals long ago to hunt for food and used for ceremonial purposes.
ENTERTAINMENT Made Cineon Digital Film developed
Workstation made
Film images, improves digitally, back into film
format David Mann 1990. 
Australian inventions. Clapper Board Acting,
sound film first synchronized by Frank Thring's wooden marker 1930.
Australian.
Digital Sampler Pre-Digital Synthesizer  Australia. Digital
synthesizer records fragments of audio, any sound, into keyboard,
played back re-pitched invented 1979 Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie of
Sydney.  Australian inventions.
Didgeridoo Australia Musical instrument
sounds like aeroplane, Aboriginal, Eucalyptus wood hollowed out by
termites.  Australian inventions.
Feature Film Australia Story of the
Kelly Gang made first full-length feature film, Australia 1906. Australian
inventions. 
Largerphone Instrument of bottle tops nailed to stick,
Bushwackers band 1952 Holbrook, NSW. Australian.
Free Music Machine 
Australia
.  Forerunner of electric synthesizer varied pitches long tones,
developed by Percy Granger composer, pianist.  Australian inventions.
Staysharp Knife Australia. 1970 Denis Jackson of Wiltshire Knives, made
knife and scabbard set.  Sheathed then withdrawn be re-sharpened.
Australian. Made
A4 DSP Chip Australia Digital Signal Processing chip, 
Radiophysics division of CSIRO audio1980s.  Lake DSP and
Accusound Pty Ltd made loud speakers.
Free Music Machine
The Forerunner of the electric synthesizer produced varied pitches of long tones, developed by Percy Granger composer and pianist in the 1950s.
Lagerphone
This amusing instrument of bottle tops nailed to a stick was seen and adopted by the "Bushwackers" band in 1952 at Holbrook, NSW.
Feature Film
"The Story of the Kelly Gang" was the first full-length feature film.  Ait was made in Australia by Charles Tait, in 1906.
Didgeridoo
This musical instrument which sounds like an aeroplane was constructed during Aboriginal times from a piece of Eucalyptus wood hollowed out by mound termites.
DigitaI Sampler {Pre-DigitaI Synthuizer)
This early digital synthaizer records fragments of audio, any sound, into a keyboard which can be played back re-pitched by notes pressed, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie of Sydney.
ClapperBoard
Acting, sound and film were first synchronized by Frank Thring's wooden marker in the 1920s/1930s.
Cineon DigitaI Fim Workstation
This system which takes film images, improves them digitally, then puts them back into film format was invented by David Mann in 1990.
A4 DSP Chip
The Digital Signal Processing chip was designed by the Radiophysics division of CSIRO for audio use in the 1980s. It was taken up by Lake DSP and Accusound Pty Ltd for loud speakers
ENGINEERING
Calyx Drill Special drill invented by Francis Davis 1893 chilled shot as
cutting medium.  Large holes in rock. Australian inventions.
Coalscan 
Australia
Coal scanned move along moving belts quality control
CSIRO 1980s. Australian. 
Dethridge Wheel  Australia John Derridge
measure water flow, eight vanes to a drum on axle1910. Australian
inventions.
Humespun Pipe-making  Australia Concrete pipes, by
spinning wet concrete, outside of wire reinforced molding, 1910
Walter Humes. Australian inventions. 
HIsmelt  Australia Smelting
iron ore CSIRO, plant at Kwinana, WA 2003.  Australian. Made.
HyssIL building Material  Australia DR Swee Liang Mak CSIRO
aerated cement blocks 2000s, light,very strong, fire resistant.
High insulating properties. Australian inventions.
Instream Analysis
Australia.
1972 Amdel Ltd improved productivity metal industry
closer analysis of impurities in mineral slurries recovery process.
Australian made inventions
Repco Spinner Spinning worsted yarn
David Henshaw CSIRO 1960s Repco spinning machine 1970s.
Australian inventions.
Thrust Bearing  Australia Anthony Mitchell
thrust technology, driving ships, bearing 1905.  Made. Australian..
SIROSMELT  Australia CSIRO 1970s injecting gases into
molten slag iron, copper, lead, zinc be produced cleanly, efficiently.
Solar Hot Water Australian. 1953 CSIRO team Sir Roger N. Morse
heated water hot rays of sun.  Australian inventions.
T-Mag made
Magnesium Casting
  Australia.  Work CSIRO  2000s casting
of light magnesium alloys,superior to steel,iron, aluminium castings.
Torpedo Australian inventions. Weapon developed Louis Brennan
1874 driven and steered by cables, winding engines on shore,
two propellers. made.
Torpedo
This weapon developed by Louis Brennan in 1874 was driven and steered by cables from winding engines on shore to two propellers.
T-Mag Magnuium Casting
Work at CSIRO in the 2000s now enables casting of light magnaium alloys that are superior to steel, iron and aluminium castings, launched 2007.
Solar Hot Water
In 1953 A CSIRO team led by Sir Roger N. Morse heated water from the hot rays of the sun.
SIROSMELT
CSIRO found in the 1970s that by injecting gases into molten slag iron; copper, lead and zinc could be produced more cleanly and efliciently, lead by Dr John Floyd.
Thrust Bearing
Anthony Michell changed thrust technology, especially for driving ships, when he made this bearing in 1905.
Repco Spinner
This revolutionary approach to spinning worsted yarn was formulated by David Henshaw at CSIRO in the 1960s and culminated with the Repco spinning machine in the 1970s.
Instream Analyis
In 1972 Amdel Ltd developed a system that improved productivity in the metal industry by enabling closer analysis of impurities in mineral slurries in the recovery process.
HySSIL building Material
DR Swee Liang Mak of CSIRO made aerated cement blocks in the 2000s which are light, very strong, fire resistant and have high insulating properties
HIsmelt
This revolutionary method of smelting iron ore was put into practice by CSIRO, establishing a plant at Kwinana, WA in 2003.
Humspun Pipe-making
A new system for making concrete pipes, by spinning wet concrete to the outside of wire reinforced molding, was developed in 1910 by Walter Humes.
Deth ridge Wheel
John Derridge solved the problem of measuring water flow by attaching eight vanes to a drum on an axle in 1910.
Coalscan
Coal is scanned as it moved along moving bells for qualrty control in a new process by Dr Nick Stokes of CSIRC in the 1980s.
Calyx Drill
This special drill invented by Francis Davis in 1893 uses chilled shot as the cutting medium.  It makes large holes in rock.
CONSUMER - TECHNICALLY SUPPORTED
BlueGen CSIRO1992 battery producing electricity natural gas.
Australia. Made Chlor-Hercosett Shrink Proofing Australian.
Acid chlorine sulphite strips wool of scales.  Polymer resin heated
to smooth fibre fiber.  CSIRO 1960s. Australian inventions.
Made Contact Lens Day & Night Cooperative Research Centre for
Eye Research and Technology with CSIRO disposable contact
lenses 1999. EXELGRAM  Australia Counterfeiting
of banknotes Dr Robert Lee optically variable windows in notes
different angles, 1992 CSIRO..Flammability Test Tom Pressley
CSIRO safety tests for children's clothing 1970s.  Showed
fire retardant for cottonl for woollens passenger seats in jets.
Australian inventions. Garage Roller Door 1956 Black & Decker
of Australia. Australian inventions. Made Latex Gloves disposable
for surgery These disposable gloves were first produced
in 1964, Ansell. Lessons by Radio Australia. The Royal
Flying Doctor Service began distance education by radio 1951.
Australian inventions. Made Letter Sorting Machine Australian
inventions. Postmaster General's Department PMG first
mechanized letter sorter 1930.Multifocal Contact Lens 
Australia Developed Stephen Newman 1992 lenses clear
vision at all distances, presbyopia. Australian inventions.
Plastic Spectacle Lens Australian inventions.Scientific Optical
Laboratories Adelaide (SOLA) light plastic lenses for glasses
1960, Dr Miller CSIRO. Australia. Sirolan-BAP Shrink Proofing 
Australia. Shrink-proofing today made Superwash developed CSIRO
1970, resin water-soluble bisulphate polyurethane and
acrylic emulsion urethane, apply pad.   Australian inventions. 
Sirolan CF Fertilizer from Sheep Australian.Wax and dirt
washed away as sludge from raw wool scouring effluent,
polymer inline flocculation. Collected residue used make
compost, CSIRO 1998. Australian inventions.  Softly Detergent 
Australia. Tom Pressley CSIRO fabric softeners 1960s, Softly. 
Stops wool fabrics from hardening after wash at high
temperature. Australian inventions. SolarScan Australia
highest rates of melanoma. CSIRO developed probe for GPs
to identify dangerous spots on skin.Si-Ro-Set (siroset)
made Permanent Crease Australia.Dr Arthur Farnworth CSIRO
developed permanent pleat in trousers, skirts, wool,
resin and heat 1957. Sportwool  Australia.Developed1990s
CSIRO benefits of synthetics with breathability, comfort
of wool.  Polyester on outside layer of wool on inside. Made
Sportwool
Developed in the 199Os by CSIRO, this product has the benefits of synthetics with the breathability and comfort of wool.  Polyester is on the outside with a layer of wool on the inside.
SolarScan
Australia has the world's highest rates of melanoma so CSIRO developed a probe for GPs in 1998 to identify dangerous spots on the skin.
Lessons by Radio
The Royal Flying Doctor Service began distance education by radio in 1951, improving education in the bush.
Softy Detegent
Tom Pressley at CSIRO began the era of fabric softeners in the 196Os by presenting Softly to the world. This stops wool fabrics from hardening after being washed at high temperature.
Sirolan CF Fertilizer from Sheep
Wax and dirt are washed away as sludge from raw wool scouring out effluent using polymer in inhne flocculation. The collected residue is used to make compost, CSIRO 1998.
Sirolan-BAP Shrink Proofing
The main method of shrink-proofing today called Superwash developed by CSIRO in 197O uses resin such as water-soluble bisulphate polyurethane and acrylic emulsion/urethane, applying by pad.
Plastic Spectable Lens
Scientific Optical Laboratories of Adelaide (SOLA} made light plastic lenses for glasses in 196O via work by Dr Miller of CSIRO.
Multifocal Contact Lens
Developed by Stephen Newman in 1992, these lenses give clear vision at all distances for people with presbyopia.
Letter Sorting Machine
The Postmaster General's Department used Astralia's first mechanized letter sorter in 193O.
Latex Gloves (disposable for surgery)
These disposable gloves were first produced in 1964 by Ansell
Garage Roller Door
This ubiquitous door was developed in 1956 by Black & Decker, Australia.
Flammability Test
Tom Pressley of CSIRO established safety tests for children's clothing in the 197Os. He also showed fire retardant for cotton performed well for woollens such as passenger seats in jets.
EXELGRAM
To prevent counterfeiting of banknotes, Dr Robert Lee had the idea of an optically variable device in notes which gives varying images at different angles when an object is viewed or copied. Perfected in 1992 at CSIRO
Contact Lens (Day & Night)
Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology with CSIRO made new disposable contact lenses in 1999.
Chlor-Hercosett Shrink Proofing
Acid chlorine and sulphite are used to strip the wool off scales. Polymer resin is applied and heated to smooth the fibre. It was perfected at CSIRO in the 196Os.
BIueGen
This system from CSIRO in 1992 has a battery continually producing household electricity from natural gas.
COMPUTING
Developed Annodex Digital Media
Open source technology Australian.
audio and video CSIRO 2007
Linux Conference. Australian inventions..
Moldflow Software Australia.  Injection molding invented
by Colin Austin software, 1970-1978,
computer simulations before molding machinery. Australian
Developed Uniloc Software Protection Australia.
Software trial locking system Sydney Ric Richardson 1990s.
WiFi  Australia.
I1996 CSIRO  Dr John Sullivan tema laptops and iPods
remotely attached to internet. Australian inventions.
Google Maps Australia. Developed.  Invented.
Earth mapping software Lars and Jens Rasmusse Sydney 2003.
Panoptic Search Engine Australian. Government & businesses
Funnelback search engine,  CSIRO 2000s, Australian inventions.
Samba Software Australia.1992 Andrew Tridgell ANU software
enabled interoperability of PCs and Unix. Australian. Invented
DQDB (Distributed-queue dual-bus networks) Australia.
Robert Newman University of Western Australia algorithm
combine different data types communications networks cities.


1956 albert fuss dalby Air seeder.
agriculture
corky flecks on fruit Bitter-pit control.
arthur turner 1930 necrotic hepatitis bacterial infection black disease vaccine.
cotton resistant to helicovera caterpillar 2003 genes bacterium bacillus thuringiensis bollgard II cotton.
shipping fever pneumonia bacterial infection 2004 bovilis vaccine.
1970s arthur turner bovine pleuropneumonia vaccine.
robert tozer robert sutherst 1991 plastic tent flies die in dome light buffalo fly trap.
cobalt wasting coast disease treatment 1930s.
dry ice silver iodine 1947 rain cloud seeding.
hugh victor mckay 1882 collects grain strips combine harvester.
nontoxic insect killer 1970s asia pests rice paddies cycloprothin insecticide.
1969 norm jennings dynamic lifter chicken fertilizer.
turns off stops gene silencing.
separates grain from cereal 1843 john ridley grain stripper harvester.
enzyme lowers organophosphate contamination landguard pesticide residue treatment.
solin linseed low alpha-linolenic (ALA] stockfeed 1992 linola stockfeed.
frederick wolseley 1872 1887 mechanical wool clipper.
dr helen newton 1950s merino sheep breeding analytical method.
controlled 1950 myxomatosis rabbit control calicivirus.
bill mollison 1972 no chemical agriculture permaculture.
1956 albert fuss blows seeds onto tines of chisel plough pneumatic broadacre air seeder.
moth cactoblastis cactorum argentinian introduced 1920s prickly pear control.
rotating blades cultivate 1912 rotary hoe.
two genes 1980s dr robert evans stop rust fungus control.
lake moondarra cyrtobagus salvinia weevel water weed salvinia control.
measure 2000s dr robert evans silviscan wood analysis.
tropical legume 1940s jack griffiths davies fattened siratro cattle feed.
unsegmented nematode worms robin bedding 1960s sirex wasp control.
measure fineness quality 2008 wool fleeces sirolan fleecescan.
fiber snippet rate by sirolan laserscan 2008.
two-stranded yarn spun stronger quicker 1986 sirospun yarn spinning.
weft warf single yarn worsted frame 1998 solospun weaving attachment.
clarence and richard bowyer smith 1876 stump jump plow.
machine splices together yarn instead of knotting 1981 twinsplicer yarn spinning.
DQDB (Distributed-queue dual-bus networks)
Robert Newman of the University of Western Australia identified an algorithm that combines different data types for the communications networks of cities, 1992.
Annodex DigitaI Media
This open source technology for audio and video from CSIRO was launched into the community in 2007 at the Linux Conference.
Google Maps
This Earth mapping software was formulated by Lars and Jens Rasmusse then perfected by a team in Sydney in 2003.
Moldflow Software
The world of injection molding was transformed by Cohn Austin's software, 1970-1978, which showed computer simulations before molding machinery had to be set.
Panoptic Search Engine
Government bodies and businesses found the Funnelback search engine, a product of CSIRO in the 2000s, to be extremely efficient for searching large organizations.
Samba Software
In 1992 Andrew Tridgell of ANU wrote software that enabled interoperability of PCs. and Unix.
seL4 Microkernal hack free
This new computer operating system kernal released in 2010 cannot be hacked, so internet banking, for example, can be absolutely safe.
Touch Screen Keyboard
This virtual keyboard has keys with appropriate touch typing letters aligned to particular fingers in a hand shape. Developed by Christian Sachs and Hennes Lo. 2011.
Underwater Personal computer
Bruce Macdonald of the Australran Institute of Marine Science created a hand-held computer with frve keys for use underwater in 1993.
Uniloc Software Protection
This software locking system for software on trial was invented in Sydney by Ric Richardson in the 1990s
WiFi
In 1996 a team at CSIRO led by Dr John Sullivan created a modern system whereby laptops and iPods could be used without being attached to internet sources by wires.
BUSINESS Invented.
Developed Pre-paid Postage World's
first public postal system 1838  NSW. 
Xerox Copying Xerography inventions.
Professor O. U. Vonwiller quick copies
of printed pages 1907 University of Sydney.
Developed Polymer Bank Notes Australia.
Prevent counterfeiting money CSIRO & NPA .
Devloped Teleprinter Australian inventions.
Donald Murray of Sydney NZ born
Developed recording telegraph messages
onto paper tape 1898.  Invented.
 

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AUSTRALIAN WORLD CHANGING INVENTIONS & DISCOVERIES
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Australian inventions have contributed greatly to agriculture.
Aboriginal created the first Australian inventions such as fish traps.
The boomerang and bionic ear are Australian inventions.
TIMELINE
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INVENTION INVENTOR YEAR
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Before 1900 - -
Boomerang Australian Aboriginals <1788
Didgeridoo Australian Aboriginals <1788
Grain Stripper Harvester John Ridley 1843                                                       timeline
Australian Rules Football AFL Thomas Wills 1858                                     australian inventions,
Melbourne Football Club AFL Rules T.Wills, W.Hammersley, J.Thompson, T.Smith 1859
Torpedo Louis Brennan 1874                   australia
Stump Jump Plough (stump-jump--plow) Richard & Clarence Bowyer Smith 1876
Combine Harvester Hugh Victor McKay 1882                                       timeline
Pre-paid Postage New South Wales 1838                                     australian inventions,
Telephane Henry Sutton 1885
Electric Drill James Arnot, William Blanch Brain 1889                      australia
Coolgardie Safe Arthur McCormick 1892
Calyx Drill Francis Davis 1893                                     timeline
Powered Flight (box kite) Lawrence Hargrave 1894                  australian inventions,
Teleprinter Donald Murray 1898
steam  Car Differential David Shearer 1897
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1900 on - -
Notepad J. A. Birchall 1902
Froth Flotation Charles Potter, Guillaume Delprat,  BHP 1903
Kiwi Shoe Polish William Ramsey,  Hamilton McKellan 1904                     australian inventions,
Thrust Bearing Anthony Michell 1905
First Feature Film Charles Tait 1906                       australia
Surf Life-saving Reel Lyster Ormsby 1906                                            timeline
First Recorded International Ski Tournament Kiandra, Australia 1907
Xerox Copying Professor O. U. Vonwiller 1907                                   australian inventions,
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1910 - -
Dethridge Wheel John Dethridge 1910
Humespun Pipe-making Walter Humes 1910                   australia
Rotary Hoe Cliff Howard 1912
Surf Ski Harry and Jack  McLaren 1912                                     timeline
Tote (totalizator) Sir George Julius 1913                                   australian inventions,
Aspro George Nicholas 1915
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1920 - -
Bitter-pit Control CSIRO 1920s
Clapper  Board Frank Thring 1920s                  australia
Prickly Pear Control CSIRO 1920s
Car Radio Kelly Motors 1922                                     australian inventions,
Icy Ball  Kerosene Refrigerator IEdward Hallstrom 1923                                    timeline
Vegemite Dr Cyril Callister 1923
Hills Hoist Concept Gilbert Toyne 1926                    australia
Pacemaker Dr Mark Lidwell 1926
Speedo Swimming Costume Alexander  MacRae 1927                                        australian inventions,
Royal Flying Doctor Service RFDS Reverend John Flynn 1928
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1930 - -
Letter Sorting Machine Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) 1930                      australia
Black Disease Vaccine Arthur Turner 1930
Coast  Disease Treatment CSIRO 1930s                                       timeline
Ute (Utility Car) Lewis Brandt 1934                                   australian inventions,
Penicillin Sir Howard Florey 1938
Polocrosse Edward Hirst, Marjory Hirst, Alf Pitty 1938                     australia
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1940 - -
Zinc Cream Faulding 1940
Braces for teeth Percy Begg 1940s
Rainforest Classification Grid Len Webb, Tracey Williams 1940s                                   australian inventions,
Siratro Cattle Feeds Jack Griffiths Davies 1940s
Transvers Folding Stroller Harold Cornish 1942                    australia
Splayd William McArthur 1943
Hills Hoist Lance Hill 1945
Domed Casters George Shepherd 1946                                   australian inventions,
Cloud Seeding CSIRO 1947
Lessons by Radio via RFDS Adelaide Miethke 1949
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1950 - -
Myxomatosis Rabbit Control (calicivirus) CSIRO 1950                        australia
Free Music Machine Percy Granger 1950s
Waterfowl Breeding Determination Harry Frith 1950s                          australian inventions,
School of the Air Officially Launched Alice Springs 1951
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer Sir Alan Walsh, CSIRO 1952                      australia
Largerphone Unknown 1952
Two-stroke Rotary Mower Mervyn Victor Richardson 1952
Mills Cross Antenna B. Y. Mills 1953                                       australian inventions,
Solar Hot Water Sir Roger N. Morse, CSIRO 1953
Air Seeder Albert Fuss 1956
Distance Neasuring Equipment  (DME) Edward George Bowen 1956                     australia
Garage Roll-A-Doo Black & Decker 1956
Pneumatic Broadacre Air Seeder Albert Fuss 1956                                         australian inventions,
Flame Ionization  Detector Ian McWillian 1957
Si-Ro-Set (Siroset) Permanent Crease/Pleat Dr Arthur Farnsworth 1957
First Round the World Airline Qantas 1958                        australia
Aircraft Black Box Dr David  Warren 1958
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1960 - -
Plastic Spectacle Lens Dr Miller SOLA 1960                                          australian inventions,
Chlor-Hercosett Shrink Proofing CSIRO 1960s
Iodine Treatment injections (goitre) Basil Hetzel 1960s
Repco Spinner David Henshaw, CSIRO 1960s                     australia
Sirex Wasp Control Robin Bedding 1960s
Softly Detergent CSIRO 1960s                    australian inventions,
Parkes Radio Telescope E. G. (Taffy) Bowen, CSIRO 1961
Ultrasound David  Robinson 1961                    australia
Aerogard Dr Doug Waterhouse 1963
Latex Gloves (Disposable for Surgery) Ansell 1964
Aircraft Escape Chute Jack Grant 1965                    australian inventions,
Wine Cask Thomas Angove 1965
Dynamic lifter  Fertilizer Norm Jennings 1969                     australia
Parkes Radio Telescope (Moon Landing) John Bolton, Neil (Fox) Mason 1969
Tools for Microsurgery Professor Earl Ronald Owen 1969
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1970 - -
Rack & Pinion steering Arthur Bishop 1970                      australian inventions,
Sirolan-BAP Shrink Proofing (Superwash) CSIRO 1970
Wiltshire Staysharp Knife Denis Jackson 1970                          australia
Moldflow Software Colin Austin 1970-8
Flammability Test Tom  Pressley 1970s
Iinterscan Microwave Landing System P. Wild, B. Cooper , D. Cooper, H. Minnett 1970s                    australian inventions,
Pulsar Automotive Battery Bill McDowell, Dunlop 1970s
Sensitive HIgh Resolution Ion Microprobe (SHRIMP) Professor Bill Compston, Steve Clement 1970s
Bovine Pleuropneumonia Vaccine Arthur Turner 1970s                       australia
Cycloprothrin Insecticide CSIRO 1970s
SiroSmelt CSIRO 1970s                                       australian inventions,
Orbital Engine Ralph Sarich 1972
Instream Analysis Amdel Ltd 1972             australia
Permaculture Bill Mollison 1972
Pop Top Can Mike Debenham 1973
Super Sopper Gordon Withnall 1974                                        australian inventions,
Silicon-chip Electronic Ignition John & B. Angelo Notarus 1976
Triton  Workstation George Lewin 1976                     australia
Bionic Ear Professor Graeme Clark 1978
Syncroc Dr Teo Ringwood 1978
Digital Sampler (Pre-Digital Synthesizer)
Race Cam
Peter Vogel & Kim Ryrie
Geoffrey Healy
1979                                          australian inventions,
1979
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1980 - -
Dual Flush Toilet Bruce Thompson, Caroma 1980
Salvinia Control CSIRO 1980                      australia
A4 DSP Chip Lake DSP, Accusound Pty Ltd 1980s
Coalscan CSIRO 1980s
DQDB Distributed-queue dual-bus Networks Robert  Newman 1980s                                       australian inventions,
Merino Sheep Breeding Dr Helen Newton Turner 1980s
Polymer Bank Notes CSIRO, NPA,  Reserve Bank of Australia( RBA) 1980s
Rust Control Dr Jeff Ellis 1980s
CPAP Mask Professor Colin Sullivan 1981
Twinsplicer Yarn Spinning CSIRO 1981                                           australian inventions,
Stomac Ulcer Cure Barry Marshall, Robin  Warren 1982
Americas Cup Winged Ben Lexcen 1983
Baby Safety Capsule Rainfords 1984                        australia
First Embryo Baby Queen Victoria Medical Centre 1984
Mechanical Wool Clipper Frederick Wolseley 1984                        australian inventions,
Wave Piercing  Catamaran Phillip Hercus, Robert Clifford 1984
Gene Shears (Hammerhead Ribozymes) Wayne Gerlach, Jim Haseloff 1986                      australia
Sirospun Yarn Spinning CSIRO Medal 1986
Australia Telescope  Compact Array (ATCA) Paul Wild Observatory Narrabri 1988
Plastic Coating for Paint Bonding Dr Voytek  Gutowski 1988                                             australian inventions,
Polilight Forensic Lamp Milutin Stoilovic, Ron Warrender 1989
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1990 - -
Cineon Digital Film Workstation David Mann 1990
Gene Silencing (Hairpin RNAi) Peter Waterhouse, CSIRO 1990s                    australia
Sportwool CSIRO 1990s
Uniloc Software  Protection Ric Richardson 1990s                       australian inventions,
X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging 1990s Steve Wilkins, CSIRO 1990s
Buffalo fly Trap Robert Sutherst, Robert Tozer 1991                                                timeline
Linola  Stockfeed CSIRO 1992                       australia
Samba Software Andrew Tridgell 1992
BlueGen Natural Gas battery CSIRO 1992                      australian inventions,
EXELGRAM Dr Robert Lee 1992
Multifocal Contact Lens Stephen Newman 1992
Spray-on Skin Dr Fiona Wood 1992                        australia
Frazier Lens Jim Frazier 1993
Underwater Personal Computer Bruce Macdonald 1993                          australian inventions,
Hendra Virus Identified CSIRO 1994
Over the Horizon Radar (Jindalee) CSIRO 1995                       australia
Relenza Flu Vaccine Mark von Itzstein 1996
WIFi (LAN) Dr John Sullivan 1996
Seafloor Mining Dr Ray Binns 1997                                              australian inventions,
SHRIMP Commercialized Australian Scientific Instruments 1998
Sirolan CF Fertilizer from Sheep CSIRO 1998
Solospun Weaving Attachment CSIRO 1998                        australia
Contact Lens (Day/Night Extended Wear) Cooperative Research Centre, CIBA, CSIRO 1999
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2000 - -
Low Emission Cars ECOmmodore aXcessaustralia CSIRO 2000                                    australian inventions,
SilviScan Wood Analysis Dr Robert Evans 2000
Panoptic Search Engine (Funnelback) CSIRO 2000s                 australia
Carbon Nanotube Yarns Ken Atkinson 2000s
Cargo Scanner CSIRO 2000s
HySSIL Aerated Cement blocks Dr Swee Liang Mak 2000s                                australian inventions,
Supercapacitors CSIRO 2000s
T-Mag (Magnesium Casting) CSIRO 2000s
Ultrabattery CSIRO 2000s                 australia
Annodex  Digital Media Silvia Pfeiffer, Conrad Parker, CSIRO 2001
Scramjet (first  successful flight) Professor Allan Paull 2002                                     australian inventions,
SolarScan Polartechnics, Sydney Melanoma Unit, CSIRO 2002
Blass Gas Peter  Stephinson 2003                    australia
Bollgard II Gregg Constable, Danny Llewelyn 2003
Double Pulsar Discovery Parkes Radio Telescope 2003
Google Maps Lars & Jens Rasmussen 2003                                      australian inventions,
HIsmelt CSIRO 2003                                   timeline
QemSCAN Mineral Analysis CSIRO 2003
Annodex Mozilla Firefox Plugin (Ogg) Andre Pang 2004                  australia
Bovilis Vaccine Dr Chris Prideaux 2004
NovoSorb Biodegradeable Polymer Dr Thilak Gunatillake 2005                                     australian inventions,
Synthetic Resilin Dr Chris Elvin 2005
Transparent Nanotube Sheets CSIRO 2005                  australia
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Professor Ian  Frazer & Jian Zhou 2006
Gigabit Wireless Network CSIRO 2006
Insulin Receptor Structure Colin Ward 2006                                         australian inventions,
Landguard Pesticide Residue Treatment CSIRO 2006
Annodex Digital Media Launched CSIRO 2007                       australia
Sirolan Fleecescan CSIRO 2008
Sirolan Laserscan CSIRO 2008
Tank-bred Tuna Hagen Ster 2008                                    australian inventions,
Safety Boat Propellor Colin Chamberlain 2009
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2010 on - -
Robotic Visual Horizon Vision Centre, QBI, University of Queensland 2010
seL4 Microkernal hack free software OK  Labs 2010                        australia
Touch Screen Keyboard for Tablets Christian Sachs, Hennes Lo 2010
Video Black Box for Trucks Jimmy Goldsmith 2010                                     australian inventions
Australia's Largest Solar Tower CSIRO 2012
Annodex will be a video form of MP3 Annodex will be a video form of MP3
Microsoft has used Uniloc in Vista, Windows 7, and Office sourcecode - court case pending Microsoft has used Uniloc in Vista, Windows 7, and Office sourcecode - court case pending
Many American companies used the WiFi system without "contibution" Many American companies used the WiFi system without "contibution"
UNSW team leader Gerwin Klein has released the seL4 Microkernal which identifies trusted and untrusted software. UNSW team leader Gerwin Klein has released the seL4 Microkernal which identifies trusted and untrusted software.
The new lens material transmits six times more oxygen to the eye enabling the wearer to use them for 30 days The new lens material transmits six times more oxygen to the eye enabling the wearer to use them for 30 days
A Household Bluegen unit has an output of 1.5kW per hour, 24 hours per day A Household Bluegen unit has an output of 1.5kW per hour, 24 hours per day
Aspirin was made in Germany.  It was the new process and putting Aspro in paper packets and tablet form that was new. Aspirin was made in Germany.  It was the new process and putting Aspro in paper packets and tablet form that was new.
CPAP will reverse obstructive apnoeas and put an end to chronic hypercapnia CPAP will reverse obstructive apnoeas and put an end to chronic hypercapnia
Alexander Flemming saw bacteria in mould but Howard Florey developed penicillin Alexander Flemming saw bacteria in mould but Howard Florey developed penicillin
Though many claim this honor Faulding made and sold Zinc suncream in 1940 Though many claim this honor Faulding made and sold Zinc suncream in 1940
Despite counterclaim it is now accepted that Ian McWilliam invented the Flame Ionization Detector Despite counterclaim it is now accepted that Ian McWilliam invented the Flame Ionization Detector
There is a lack of quality food during a flood for waterfowl There is a lack of quality food during a flood for waterfowl
In Europe skiing events were included in games with non-skiing sports In Europe skiing events were included in games with non-skiing sports
The Hirst learned a great deal from their trip to England where that had invented a similar indoor game The Hirst learned a great deal from their trip to England where that had invented a similar indoor game
Mr van Oossanen says he and his Dutch team, and Dutch aerodynamics expert Joop Slooff designed the kell - claim without foundation Mr van Oossanen says he and his Dutch team, and Dutch aerodynamics expert Joop Slooff designed the kell - claim without foundation
Dr Voytek Gutowski has worked on developing multifunctional polymer surfaces and interphases | Painted Coating of Plastic Parts Dr Voytek Gutowski has worked on developing multifunctional polymer surfaces and interphases | Painted Coating of Plastic Parts
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Histats.com
People everywhere use devices that were invented in Australia.  When you prepare a meal in the home, take a flight in an aircraft, work in agriculture, have treatment in hospital, use a phone, drive a car or many other things, you partake of benefits created by Australians. They say give an Australian a piece of string or wire and there is no guessing what he/she will invent.  Australian inventions,  not only ease daily life in Australia: they are gifts to the whole world.
Air Seeder
The sewing of seed was made easier in 1955 when Albert Fuss of Dalby, Queensland, had the idea of making an automatic seeder.
Bitter-pit Control
Research at CSIRO in the 1920s led to a way of preventing bitter-pit, corky flecks on fruit.  Fruit had to be picked at a particular stage of maturity.
Black Disease Vaccine
In 1930 Arthur Turner at CSIRO developed a vaccine for necrotic hepatitis bacterial infection in sheep.
Bollgard II Cotton
CSIRO's Greg Constable and Danny Llewellyn led a team that developed a strain of cotton resistant to the caterpillar helicoverpa in 2003.  Two genes from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis were inserted into cotton producing a protein toxic to the caterpillar.
Bovilis Vaccine
Shipping fever, pneumonia which can lead to bacterial infection, can kill more than half of the cattle affected.  A vaccine to counter the sickness was launched in 2004 by DR Chris Prideaux of CSIRO.
Bovine Pleuropneumonia Vaccine
Arthur Turner at CSIRO in the 1970s discovered a treatment for bovine pleuropneumonia.  The vaccine was extremely effective.
Buffalo Fly Trap
Cows walk through a plastic tent where flies are attracted upwards to the light to die in the heated plastic dome, a system invented in 1991 by Robert Sutherst and Robert Tozer of CSIRO.
Coast Disease Treatment
This wasting disease of sheep could be successfully treated with cobalt, a discovery made in the 1930s by CSIRO.
Cloud Seeding
It was made to rain in 1947 using dry ice and silver iodine by CSIRO.
Combine Harvester
This machine which stripped and collected grain was invented by Hugh Victor McKay in 1882 at Drummartin, Victoria.
Cycloprothrin Insecticide
This nontoxic insect killer developed by CSIRO in the 1970s is used in Asia to control pests in rice paddies
Dynamic lifter Fertilizer
Norm Jennings got on with the job of packaging and distributing chicken as fertilizer in 1959.  Yes, he patented it.
Gene Silencing Hairpin RNAi
CSIRO found a way of stopping particular genes from working in the 1990s.  This has led to new cattle breeds, irradiation of pests and diseases, and the "blue" rose.
Grain Stripper Harvester
A device that separates grain from cereal then places it in bins was invented in 1843 by John Ridley of South Australia.
Landguard Pesticide Residue Treatment
There is danger of contamination from pesticides everywhere in the world.  After-use residues and bi-products remain in soils.  An enzyme based solution to the
problem was found by CSIRO in 2005.  It markedly lowered organophosphate levels.
Linola Stockfeed
Solin, a strain of linseed was developed in 1992 by CSIRO as a low alpha-linolenic (ALA] stockfeed with improved storage properties.
Mechanical Wool Clipper
Frederick Wolseley worked hard to finally put together a working sheep wool clipping machine in 1872 (registered 1887).
Merino Sheep Breeding
Dr Helen Newton Turner of CSIRO developed an analytical technique for breeding Merino sheep in the 1950s.
Myxomatosis Rabbit Control (calicivirus)
Rabbits were almost totally controlled with the release of myxomatosis by CSIRO in 1950.
Permaculture
This new natural agriculture that replaces chemical based methods was formulated in 1972 by Bill Mollison.
Pneumatic Broadacre Air Seeder
Albert Fuss of Dalby, Queensland, made a seeder that blows seeds onto planting tines of any chisel plough in 1956.
Prickly Pear Control
The Argentinian moth Cactoblastis Cactorum was introduced by CSIRO in the 1920s to reduce the prevalence of prickly pear.
Rotary Hoe
Cliff Howard developed a cultivating machine with rotating blades like wheels that was propelled by an engine in 1912 at Gilgandra.
Rust Control
Dr Jeff Ellis of CSIRO identified the two genes that strengthen crops against rust fungi in the 1980s.
Salvinia Control
CSIRO released the Weevil Cyrtobagus Salviniae into Queensland's Lake Moondarra to control the waterweed salvinia in 1980.
SilviScan Wood Analysis
Dr Robert Evans at CSIRO headed a program to evaluate wood properties on plantations in the 2000s.
Siratro Cattle Feed
This tropical legume developed in the 1940s by Jack Griffiths Davies at CSIRO fattened cattle very quickly.
Sirex Wasp Control
In the 1950s Robin Bedding at CSIRO found a way to control the sirex wasp that was destroying pine trees. Nematode unsegmented worms was the answer.
Sirolan FleeceScan
Transportable instruments based on Laserscan are used to measure the quality of wool fiber mainly for its fineness.  More than 100 fleeces per hour can be evaluated, a project by CSIRO in 2000.
Sirolan Laserscan
All fabrics such as linen, wool, cashmere, angora and alpaca are valued by their fineness. CSIRO perfected a laser in 2008 to measure a snippet of fiber for fineness.
Sirospun Yarn Spinning
This was a major step forward by CSIRO in 1985 for the Australian wool industry.  Simple equipment spun two-strand yarn together in a method that is much stronger in regard to centrifugal forces than older systems.  Yarn can be spun at a higher rate.
Solospun Weaving Attachment
This technology launched in 1998 by CSIRO enables single yarn to be woven as weft or warf. An attachment is affixed to a standard worsted spinning frame. Cost is sgnificantly reduced as is the propensity for yarn breakage.
Stump Jump Plow
A plough that could jump over stumps in fields was made by Richard and Clarence Bowyer Smith in 1876.
Twinsplicer Yarn Spinning
Yarn ends are mechnically spliced together with this ground-breaking machinery developed by CSIRO in 1981.  It superceded knotting of yarn which caused a lot of down time due to having to unknot fabric.
The Dyamic Lifter patent involved production by keeping chicken water away and compressing manure into pellets. The Dyamic Lifter patent involved production by keeping chicken water away and compressing manure into pellets.
In 1843 an Agricultural and Horticultural Society prize was awarded to John Ripley for invention of the grain stripper harvester In 1843 an Agricultural and Horticultural Society prize was awarded to John Ripley for invention of the grain stripper harvester
csiro had the idea to spread Myxomatosis intentionally csiro had the idea to spread Myxomatosis intentionally
Bill Mollison's Permaculture concept has influenced the lives of millions of people all over the world Bill Mollison's Permaculture concept has influenced the lives of millions of people all over the world
Prickly Pear was introduced by early settlers Prickly Pear was introduced by early settlers
Pre-paid Postage
World's first public postal system began in 1838 in NSW.
Xerox Copying (Xerography)
Professor O. U. Vonwiller found a way to make quick copies of printed pages in 1907 at the University of Sydney.
Polymer Bank Notes
To prevent counterfeiting this money was developed hy CSIRO & Note Printing Australia Limited (NPA) a hranch of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in 1988.
Teleprinter
Donald Murray of Sydney (NZ born) made this machine for recording telegraph messages onto paper tape in 1898.
England's Penny Black stamp was made in 1840.  Australia used pre-stamped sheets as envelopes in 1838.  Private postal systems operated in Austria but were paid on delivery. England's Penny Black stamp was made in 1840.  Australia used pre-stamped sheets as envelopes in 1838.  Private postal systems operated in Austria but were paid on delivery.
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Gilbert Toyne was selling his hoist in Glenunga when Lance Hill lived there as a boy Gilbert Toyne was selling his hoist in Glenunga when Lance Hill lived there as a boy
American Ermal Faze invented the throw-away, ring-pull can top not the modern aluminium ones incorrectly depicted in images bearing his name.  Aluminium pop top cans have been improved. It is no known how Sir Ian McLennan of BHP got into the story. American Ermal Faze invented the throw-away, ring-pull can top not the modern aluminium ones incorrectly depicted in images bearing his name.  Aluminium pop top cans have been improved. It is no known how Sir Ian McLennan of BHP got into the story.
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S-Ro-Set (Siroset) Permanent Crease
Dr Arthur Farnworth of CSIRO developed the permanent pleat in trousers and skirts made of wool by using resin and heat in 1957.
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Sunshine Coast Queensland -This is a region with over 100 kilometers of fine sandy beaches bordered by blue water.  It has mountain ranges and lush rainforest, covering the interland.  Great for a vacation.
Gold Coast Queensland - This is a holiday paradise.  It is the favorite holiday destination for oversees visitors to Australia, because it has everything  a tourist would want, sun, sand, surf and wonderful accommodation.
Gold Rush Tasmania - James Grant found gold at Nook, near Fingal. 500 diggers arrived. Lisle, the most productive mine, was discovered by Bessel bros.   Undergound mining from 1887 at Beaconsfield. The Golden Gate Mine followed.
Gold was discovered in South Australia during 1846 at Castambul in the Victoria mine; it was the first find in the Commonwealth of Australia.
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