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On 12 November 1956 the Department of Biological Sciences became the School of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science (Council resolution 839ii). The School was then administratively organised into four departments, including the Department of Botany (Biological Sciences Advisory Panel, CN913). Dr Elsie M. Stephenson, lecturer in zoology, was put in charge of principally promoting the department (file 00072525). On 12 March 1962 the creation of a foundation chair of zoology was approved by Council (resolution 62/4). On 10 May 1965 Dr G. B. Sharman was appointed to this position (Council resolution 65/50iii). On 8 July 1968 Council approved the creation of the Faculty of Biological Science effective from 1 July 1968 (resolution 68/108). At the same time the department was redesignated the School of Zoology and became one of the first six schools within the new faculty. Subordinate agency: Cowan Field Station - 01/01/1966 - 30/06/1968 Subordinate agency: Smith's Lake Field Station - 22/07/1966 - 30/06/1968 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 12/11/1956-30/06/1968

On 8 July 1968 Council approved the creation of the Faculty of Biological Science effective from 1 July 1968 (resolution 68/108). At the same time the department was redesignated the School of Zoology and became one of the first six schools within the new faculty. The first head of school was Professor G. B. Sharman. At the 9th March, 1987 meeting of Council the Faculty's name was altered to the Faculty of Biological & Behavioural Sciences (resolution 87/31). At the 13/21 July 1987 meetings of Council, the amalgamation of the school with the School of Botany to form the new School of Biological Science was approved, to be effective from 1 January 1988 (resolution 87/69d). Subordinate agency: Cowan Field Station - 01/07/1968 - 31/12/1987 Subordinate agency: Smith's Lake Field Station - 01/07/1968 - 31/12/1987 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/07/1968-31/12/1987

On 30 July 1965 the Vice-Chancellor Professor J. P. Baxter wrote to Mr A. Strom, Chairman of the Fauna Protection Panel following Mr Strom's kind offer to assist the university in a establishing a Marsupial Research Station on land under the control of the Fauna Protection Panel at Berowra. In a responding letter on 13 August 1965, Mr Strom noted that the Fauna Protection Panel has agreed in principle to the establishment of the Marsupial Research Station for the University of New South Wales at the Hallstrom Faunal Research [No. 15 at Cowan]. In a letter to the Minister for Education, the Hon C. B. Cutler, dated 30 July 1965, the Vice-Chancellor also noted that the main aim of the station was to obtain the best facilities that are available for the newly appointed foundation professor of zoology, Dr G. B. Sharman, who was to commence at the university on the 1st January 1966 and it is imperative that accommodation for his marsupial research be available by this date as he is bringing with him his mob of kangaroos and wallabies. The station thus appears to have into existence from the date that Professor Sharman entered on duty and seems to have been managed by the Department of Zoology in the School of Biological Sciences (file 00370998). On 6 July 1966 the Associate Bursar provided a file note indicating that all university research stations should be called 'field stations', prefaced in each case by the locality name. On 23 August 1966 the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Professor B. J. Ralph, wrote to the Bursar, Mr. E. H. Davis, confirming that it has been decided that the field station at Cowan will be known as the 'Cowan Field Station' (file 00014498). On 8 July 1968 Council approved the creation of the Faculty of Biological Science effective from 1 July 1968 (resolution 68/108). At the same time the Department of Zoology was redesignated the School of Zoology and so the Field Station came under the remit of this school. On 6 October 1976 arrangements for the Field Station became more formalised, when a licence agreement with the National Parks & Wildlife Service for occupation of the Cowan Field Station until 31 December 1990, including first option for renewal, was executed under seal of the university (file 00371253). At the 13/21 July 1987 meetings of Council, the amalgamation of the schools of Botany and Zoology to form the School of Biological Science was approved, to be effective from 1 January 1988, and the Field Station thus became managed by this school. At the 2 December 1996 meeting of Council the Faculty of Biological & Behavioural Sciences was disestablished effective 1 July 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). As a result, from this date the School of Biological Science was transferred to the Faculty of Life Sciences. On 25 October 1994 the licence agreement with the National Parks & Wildlife Service was extended for a further twenty year period (file 023809). On 18 Jun, 2001 Council resolved to disestablish the Faculty of Life Sciences and create a new single model Faculty of Science effective from 1 July, 2001- including the School of Biological Science (resolution CL001/49). The School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences (BEES) was formed by Council on 8 October 2001 within the Faculty of Science effective from 1 January 2002 as a result of the disestablishment of the former schools of Biological Science, Geology and Geography (resolution CL001/84). The Field Station therefore became a part of this new school from this date. In 2009 the Director of the Field Station was Professor Rob Brooks. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1966-

This series consists of the booklet leaflet collection of the Department / School of Zoology. The material is typed and maintained in a manilla folder and includes booklets and leaflets as released by the Department / School about its programs and activities.

This series consists of Summer School Reports of the School of Zoology. The items are hardcover bound volumes. All reports were produced by students from the School of Zoology.

On 11 July 1960 the Council resolved that approval be given to immediate action being taken with a view to the acquisition by the university of the following areas for biological field stations: i) an area of Crown land on the south side of Smith Lake, which is 180 road miles from Sydney and 15 miles south of Forster, having a half mile frontage to the Pacific Ocean with a depth of one and a half miles to Smith Lake, together with an island in the lake; ii) two adjacent twenty-acre plots of rain forest and sclerophyll forest, respectively, which are located in the Wallangat State Forest and are accessible to and within easy distance of the main Smith Lake area. These initial requirements were altered slightly and following negotiations with the NSW Government, in Gazette No. 97 of 9 September 1966, the NSW Governor appointed the university as trustee of Reserve No. 85,893 at Smith's Lake, parish of Forster, county of Gloucester, notified 22nd July, 1966, for Promotion of the Study and the Preservation of Native Flora and Fauna. On 6 July 1966 the Associate Bursar had provided a file note indicating that all university research stations should be called 'field stations', prefaced in each case by the locality name. Thus the station at Smith's Lake officially became known as Smith's Lake Field Station (file 00014498). Shortly afterwards, the erection of a small Laboratory building was commenced, which was completed by early December. The Field Station appears to have been operated by the Department of Zoology (file 00371027). On 8 July 1968 Council approved the creation of the Faculty of Biological Science effective from 1 July 1968 (resolution 68/108). At the same time the Department of Zoology was redesignated the School of Zoology and so the Field Station came under the remit of this school. Under Government Gazette No. 10, published on 25 January 1980, an area of land surrounding and including the Field Station was added to the Myall Lakes National Park. As a result the land was no longer under the trusteeship of the university and had instead reverted to the Minister for Lands. On 15 September 1980 A. J. Foster, the Regional Secretary for the Central Region, National Parks and Wildlife Service, wrote to the university indicating that the Service would wish to commence discussions on the future use, and occupancy, of the research station by the university with a view to determining the need to execute formal leasing/licensing agreements (file 00371030). On 20 January 1990 a lease agreement with the National Parks & Wildlife Service was executed under seal for the university's use of the land for the Field Station until 13 October 2006 (file 00019789). At the 13/21 July 1987 meetings of Council, the amalgamation of the schools of Botany and Zoology to form the School of Biological Science was approved, to be effective from 1 January 1988, and the Field Station thus became managed by this school. At the 2 December 1996 meeting of Council the Faculty of Biological & Behavioural Sciences was disestablished effective 1 July 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). As a result, from this date the School of Biological Science was transferred to the Faculty of Life Sciences. On 18 Jun, 2001 Council resolved to disestablish the Faculty of Life Sciences and create a new single model Faculty of Science effective from 1 July, 2001- including the School of Biological Science (resolution CL001/49). The School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences (BEES) was formed by Council on 8 October 2001 within the Faculty of Science effective from 1 January 2002 as a result of the disestablishment of the former schools of Biological Science, Geology and Geography (resolution CL001/84). The Field Station therefore became a part of this new school from this date. A renewal of the Smith's Lake lease agreement with the National Parks & Wildlife Service appears to have been signed during 2006 (files 910996 and 2003/2114). In 2009 the Field Station remains a part of the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - c. 22/07/1966-

This series consists of Zoology I Field Camp Reports of Smith's Lake Field Station. The items are hardcover bound volumes. All reports were produced by students from the School of Zoology.

This series consists of the journal of the Zoological and Botanical Society (BOZO). The journal is a booklet of typed sheets of paper that have been bound together. The journal includes articles that are relevant to the members of the society. It is unclear if there was more than one issue of the journal ever released, as it was noted in the first issue that a journal such as this presents a viable medium by which the present pulse of the society can be felt and which provides a sense of history and a source of ideas for future members. If you think our journal is worthwhile, it is up to you to play a part in its continutation.

At the 13/21 July 1987 meetings of Council, the amalgamation of the schools of Botany and Zoology to form the School of Biological Science was approved, to be effective from 1 January 1988. The First Year Biology Unit was also incorporated into the new school (resolution 87/69d). The first head of school was Professor David Sandeman. At the 2 December 1996 meeting of Council the Faculty of Biological & Behavioural Sciences was disestablished effective 1 July 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). As a result, from this date the School of Biological Science was transferred to the Faculty of Life Sciences. On 18 Jun, 2001 Council resolved to disestablish the Faculty of Life Sciences and create a new single model Faculty of Science effective from 1 July, 2001- including the School of Biological Science (resolution CL001/49). On 8 October 2001 Council approved the disestablishment of the School of Biological Science, effective 31 December 2001 (resolution CL001/84c). Subordinate agency: Cowan Field Station - 01/01/1988 - 31/12/2001 Subordinate agency: Smith's Lake Field Station - 01/01/1988 - 31/12/2001 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1988-31/12/2001

The Faculty of Biological Sciences was created in principle by Council on 22nd January, 1968 (resolution 68/19i). At its 8th July, 1968 meeting, Council then approved the formal operation of the Faculty from 1st July, 1968 (resolution 68/108). Initially administered by Dean Professor B. J. Ralph, the Faculty commenced life with six Schools - Applied Psychology, Biochemistry, Biological Technology, Botany, Microbiology and Zoology. The Faculty met for the first time on 29th July, 1968. At the 9th March, 1987 meeting of Council the Faculty's name was altered to the Faculty of Biological & Behavioural Sciences (resolution 87/31). Finally, on 2nd December, 1996, Council disestablished the Faculty of Biological & Behavioural Sciences, effective 1st July, 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). Subordinate agency: School of Microbiology (1968 - 1990) / Microbiology & Immunology (1990 - 2001) - 01/07/1968 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Biological Technology (1968 - 1980) / School of Biotechnology (1980 - 1985) - 01/07/1968 - 31/12/1985 Subordinate agency: School of Applied Psychology (1954 - 1972) / Psychology (1972 - ) - 01/07/1968 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Centre for Marine Biofouling & Bio-Innovation (1994 - 2007) / Marine Bio-Innovation (2007 - ) - 04/10/1994 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Biological Science - 01/01/1988 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Biochemistry (1968 - 1991) / Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics (1991 - 2001) - 01/07/1968 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Botany - 01/07/1968 - 31/12/1987 Subordinate agency: School of Zoology - 01/07/1968 - 31/12/1987 Subordinate agency: Centre for Membrane and Separation Technology (1987 - 1992) / UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology (1992 - ) - 20/05/1987 - 10/03/1991 Subordinate agency: Centre for Entomological Research and Insecticide Technology (CERIT) - 13/08/1986 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Institute of Marine Sciences (1968 - 1986) / Centre for Marine Science (1986 - 1997) / Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (1997 - 2003) - 30/07/1986 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Centre for Chemosensory Research (CCR) - 01/02/1997 - 30/06/1997 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 22/01/1968-30/06/1997