Institution of Engineers, Australia. Sydney Division - Oral History Collection, being interviews with members, 1991-1995

MLOH 182

fonds

1991-1995

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories

395427

Sound Recording : CY MLOH 182/94-96
Digitised : Digital sound file(s) available.

96 audiocassettes (79hrs, 30min.)

The Institution of Engineers was formed in 1919 when representatives of twelve separate engineering societies met in Sydney and joined to form the Institution of Engineers, Australia. The Institution of Engineers, Australia was formed with the intention of establishing a national organisation to represent the various disciplines of engineering. The twelve Foundation Societies formed divisions in each state. The first Committee of the Institution established an Examinations Committee in order to establish adequate standards of entry to the profession, and the second Committee established a committee responsible for assessing practical experience of engineers. Candidates were required to satisfy both committees in order to become a member of the Institution. The Institution established a Code of Ethics, issued codes of standards for professional practice and charges for consulting engineers, and was involved in the accreditation of tertiary undergraduate courses. The Institution has been responsible for upgrading educational requirements for engineers, establishing a register of engineers, and establishing national competency standards for engineers.
In 1991 the Engineering Heritage Committee of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, Sydney Division, began an Oral History Project in order to record the work history and experiences of eminent engineers.
The interviews were conducted by professional interviewer Richard Raxworthy.

1991; Interview with Joshua Wiggins, 12 Feb. 1991. A former local government Chief Engineer & Planner, and Fellow, Chairman and Treasurer of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, Sydney Division. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/1-2)

1991; Interview with John Muirhead, 9 Mar.1991. A civil design, planning and consulting engineer, and arbitrator, and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, and the Institute of Arbitrators. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/3-4)

1991; Interview with Dr. Alan Gilpin, 12 Mar.1991. An environmental planner, consultant and author. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/5)

1991; Interview with Vincent O'Grady, 13 Sept.1991. Civil & Planning Engineer with the Department of Main Roads NSW, lecturer at the NSW Institute of Technology, consultant, author, and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/6-7)

1991; Interview with John Close, 14 Mar.1991. An electrical, mechanical, industrial and ergonomic engineer, consultant lecturer at University of NSW, and chairman of the Electrical and Management Branches of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, Sydney Division. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/8)

1991; Interview with E.C. (George) Fox, 20 Mar.1991. An electrical & mechanical engineer, consultant and arbitrator, former Managing Director in Australia of English Electric, and Chairman & Treasurer of Institution of Engineers, Australia, Sydney Division. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/9-10)

1992; Interview with James Antill, 21 May 1992. Civil engineer, manager, consultant and arbitrator who worked for the Sydney Water Board and on the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme. Antill was a lecturer at NSW Institute of Technology, professor at the University of Sydney, and Vice President of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/11-12)

1992; Interview with John McGlynn, 22 May 1992. A civil engineer who was Chief Engineer at Sydney Water Board, and a consultant engineer. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/13-15)

1992; Interview with Emeritus Professor Jack Cowan, 26 May 1992. A civil engineer and architect, and former Professor of Architecture and Dean of the faculty of Architecture at the University of Sydney. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/16-17)

1992; Interview with J. Murray Gosper, 17 June 1992 and 9 July 1992. Civil engineer, manager and arbitrator in the building, timber, aircraft and shipbuilding industries, Member of the National Council and Sydney Committees of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/18-19; 31-32)

1992; Interview with Hans Bandler, 17 June 1992. Civil and environmental engineer with Sydney Water Board, author, consultant, and Member of the Environmental Branch of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/20-21)

1992; Interview with Ralph E. Stilgoe, 23 June 1992. Electrical and mechanical engineer with ELCOM, and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/22-23)

1992; Interview with Ian R. Stevenson, 23 June 1992. Electrical and mechanical engineer, manager and consultant with STC and Civil and Civic, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/24-25)

1992; Interview with Professor Ross Blunden, 30 June 1992. Electrical, mechanical, civil and transport engineer, consultant and academic, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport, London, and Member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/26-28)

1992; Interview with John Hyman, 2 July 1992. Electrical, mechanical and pollution control engineer, worked for APM, Prestige Textiles, Malleys, Gilbarco, Joy Manufacturing and Hygro, and a Fellow and Mentor of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/29-30)

1992; Interview with Warner Kuttner, 9 July 1992. Aeronautical, electrical, mechanical and civil engineer and project manager, with Kuttner Collins Group, consulting engineers, economists and planners. Examples of major projects: planning and relocation of Kuala Lumpur railways, Malaysia; and refurbishment of the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney. A Fellow and Mentor of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, and a member of the Consulting Engineers Panel of the Institution. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/33-36)

1992; Interview with Richard Ash, 15 July 1992. Civil and consulting engineer. Work includes: the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board; Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission; Principal Engineer Water Supply & Sewerage, Public Works Department NSW; Australian Army Engineers 1942-1946. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/37-39A)

1993; Interview with Arthur Boyd, 28 July 1993. Civil and consulting engineer whose work includes: Sydney City Council; L.C.C.; Electricity Commission of NSW; and Local Government Appeals Tribunal. Executive officer of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, Sydney Division. Postscript to interview on CY MLOH 182/39A. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/39B-40)

1993; Interview with Dr. C.H. Warman, 29 July 1993. Mechanical, electrical, metallurgical and consulting engineer, with a particular focus on mining and treatment plant design. Founder and Chairman of Directors of the Warman Group of companies and an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/41)

1993; Interview with Dr. Peter O. Miller, 29 July 1993. A civil, consulting and design engineer: De Haviland Aircraft Mosquito design; principal of Miller, Milston & Ferris, Consulting Engineers; and an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/42-44)

1993; Interview with Neville A. Whiffen, 4 Aug. 1993. A chemical engineer whose work includes: Sydney City Council; Australian Embassy, Washington; Atomic Energy Commission; Sulphuric Acid Committee; paper, paint, alkaloid and other chemical companies; Executive Director, Canberra Development Board; Managing Director, Nethel Pty. Ltd. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/45-46)

1993; Interview with Sir James Rowland, 6 Aug. 1993. An aeronautical engineer with the R.A.A.F.: bomber pilot; pathfinder; P.O.W. in Germany during World War II; Chief Test Pilot, R.A.A.F.; Mirage Mission; Director General of Aircraft Engineering, R.A.A.F.; Chief of Air Staff, R.A.A.F.; Governor of New South Wales; and consulting engineer. Honorary Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/47-48)

1993; Interview with Alexander Wargon, 17 Aug. 1993. A consulting engineer and retired principal of Wargon Chapman & Partners, Engineers for the design of over four thousand projects including: Centrepoint and Sydney Tower; Sydney Harbour Tunnel; American Express building; and Nikko Hotels at Potts Point and Darling Harbour. Honorary Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/49-50)

1993; Interview with Neville D. Chidgey, 16 Sept. 1993. A consulting engineer to the banking industry, Chief Engineer Consultant to the Commonwealth Development Bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Hambro-Grantham Ltd. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia and Honorary Governor, Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/51-52)

1993; Interview with Joseph Bertony, 16 Sept. 1993. A structural and mechanical consulting engineer, active in construction, mining and power generation industries in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/53-54)

1993; Interview with John B. Chester, 27 Sept. 1993. An electrical engineer and manager with Australian General Electric, later A.E.I. Assists the Standards Association of Australia with the preparation of standards and assists the Institution of Engineers, Australia, with interviews of applicants for corporate membership. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/55-56)

1993; Interview with Uffe B. Hansen, 11 Nov. 1993. The Sydney representative of Clough Engineering Group, previously engaged on: the Bahrain Causeway; the Hay Point Coal Wharf; Botany Bay Container Wharves; Wharf 13 Darling Harbour; various immersed tunnels in Europe; the Ord River Dam; and Narrows Bridge, Perth. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/57-58)

1993; Interview with E. Ross Gordon, 12 Nov. 1993. Spent his career as an engineer with the New South Wales Railways, now the State Rail Authority of NSW, starting as a trainee engineer in 1934 and rising to Railway Commissioner prior to his retirement. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/59-61)

1993; Interview with Ed Hodgkinson, 29 Nov. 1993. An electrical engineer, former General Manager of Telephone Manufacturing Co, Managing Director of Philips Telecommunications, Manufacturing Division (Aust.), and consultant engineer. Fellow, Institution of Electrical Engineers and Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/62-63)

1993; Interview with Alfred J. Gabriel, 4 Dec. 1993. An electrical engineer whose appointments include: Chief Transmission and Distribution Engineer, Singapore; Underground Mains Engineer, Prospect County Council; Chief Project Engineer, Yorkshire Switchgear, Singapore; Fellow, Institution of Electrical Engineers; and Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia and Singapore. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/64)

1993; Interview with Douglas H. Helsham, 17 Dec. 1993. Civil engineer: sapper with the Railway Unit Survey Branch of the A.I.F.; after transferring to the R.A.A.F. was a fighter pilot in Papua New Guinea; Assistant Engineer, State Rail Authority NSW, worked on the Circular Quay and Eastern Suburbs railway lines; Chief Engineer, Golden Fleece; General Manager, ARC Engineering NSW; and consulting engineer. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/65-66)

1994; Interview with Walter Fielder-Gill, 5 Jan. 1994. Telecommunications and electronic engineer: R.A.A.F. radar officer in Papua New Guinea; Telecom Divisional Engineer; General Manager and Director, Plessey Australia Pty. Ltd.; consultant engineer; Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia; Institution of Radio and Electronic Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/67-68)

1994; Interview with C. Keith Fraser, 6 Jan. 1994. Civil engineer: Victorian Grain Elevators Board; Supervising Structural Engineer, Victoria and Tasmania, with the Works and Services Branch of the Commonwealth Department of the Interior; Principal Engineer, NSW, during reconstruction of Sydney Airport. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia, and Member, American Society of Civil Engineers. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/69-70)

1994; Interview with Dr. Keith Bowling, 6 Jan. 1994. Chemical engineer with C.S.I.R.O. working on coal processing and gasification, carbonaceous filter aids, pseudo-liquid fuels and iron ore pellitization; Chairman, Australian Activated Carbon. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia, Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, and Fellow, Australian Institute of Energy. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/71-72)

1994; Interview with F. G. Franklyn, 13 Jan. 1994. Civil engineer: Royal Australian Engineer in Papua New Guinea; Chief Civil Engineer, State Rail Authority, on the city and Eastern Suburbs railway; civil engineer on Port Kembla and Newcastle coal loaders. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia, and Fellow, Chartered Institute of Transport, and the Permanent Way Institution (UK). (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/73-74)

1994; Interview with T. S. Hope, 13 Jan. 1994. Civil engineer: cadet and later surveyor with the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board, Northern Suburbs and Warragamba Dam; Department of Road Transport and Tramways; Department of Main Roads, Putty to Singleton Road, NSW, Wakehurst Parkway, Sydney, and the Stuart Highway, Northern Territory; Australian Engineers, Port Maintenance and Construction in Papua New Guinea and Borneo; Department of Main Roads, Dorrigo, Yass and Sydney, District Engineer, Illawarra, Inspecting Engineer, Western Division, Highways Engineer, Divisional Engineer, Parramatta and Newcastle; Engineer in Chief. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/75-76)

1994; Interview with Ralph T. Hattersley, 14 Jan. 1994. Civil, electrical, mechanical and local government engineer with the M.W.S.& D. Board, the Department of Transport and the Department of Public Works. Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, Water Research Laboratory, and consultant on coastal and estuarine management. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/77-78)

1994; Interview with J. C. Grover, 19 Jan. 1994. Mining, metalurgical and military engineer, geology and geophysics: 2/14 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, Papua New Guinea; British Solomon Islands, Senior Geologist, Geological Survey Unit; Fiji Geological Survey; consultant engineer. Research into prediction of volcanic eruption. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/79-80)

1995; Interview with John M. Bennett, 12 June 1995. Electrical and electronic engineer, graduated with Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering, University of Queensland, PhD, Cambridge University. Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney, Computer Science. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/81-82)

1995; Interview with Emeritus Professor David M. Myers, 12 June 1995. University of Sydney, BSc, DSc Eng.; Oxford University; C.S.I.R.O. Standards Laboratory, Chief of Division of Electro-technology, 1938-1949; Dean of Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney; Dean of Applied Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada; Foundation Vice-Chancellor, Latrobe University. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia, and President of the Institution in 1958. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/83-84)

1995; Interview with John Ferris, 19 July 1995. Civil, structural and consulting engineer; Managing Director, Miller, Milston & Ferris, Consulting Engineers; retired arbitrator; Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia; Fellow, Institute of Arbitrators, Australia; Past President, Association of Constructing Structural Engineers; Concrete Institute of Australia. Consultancies, Sydney Entertainment Centre, High Court of Australia, and the Australian National Gallery. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/85-86)

1995; Interview with Louis Challis, 2 Aug. 1995. Electrical, architectural and marine acoustic consulting engineer; Founder and Managing Director of Challis & Associates Pty. Ltd., Sydney, which operates two laboratories for mechanical and acoustic testing; Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia; Fellow, Royal Society of the Arts and Science. Awards: Sound reinforcement systems for NSW Parliament House; Audio Tactile Pedestrian Crossing System for the Blind; Parliament House, Canberra; Parliament House, Papua New Guinea; jet engine test cells; power station silencing systems; and radio and television studios. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/87-89)

1995; Interview with Professor Rudolf (Rolf) Prince , 7 Aug. 1995. Chemical engineer, Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Sydney. Main research: distillation technology; process flowsheet computer generation; cogeneration; alchohol and other alternative fuels; waste processing; continuous fermentation and digestion; mathematical modelling of waterways for pollution assessment control; desalination. Awards: Peter Nicol Russell Medal, 1992; CHEMCA Medal, 1986; AIP Medal, 1990. Honorary Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/90-94)

1995; Interview with John Muir, 5 Sept. 1995. Civil engineer, project engineer, consultant and contractor, company director and arbitrator. Construction Engineer for Burrenjuck and Glenbawn Dams, 1950-1951; Materials Control Engineer, Eucumbene-Tumut Tunnel, Tumut Pond Dam, T1 Pressure Tunnel and underground power station; Project Manager, Bendora Dam; Chief Estimator, M.R. Hornibrook (NSW) Commonwealth Avenue Bridge and other works; Project Manager, Manager, and General Manager, John Holland Constructions; Managing Director, Roberts Construction. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia, and Fellow, Institute of Arbritrators, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 182/94-96)

Author/Artist entries:
Antill, James M. (James Macquarie), 1912-
Ash, R.R.
Bandler, H. (Hans)
Bennett, John M.(John Makepeace), 1921-
Bertony, Joseph
Blunden, W.R.
Bowling, Keith McGregor
Boyd, A.F.
Challis, Louis A.
Chester, John B., 1918-
Chidgey, Neville D., 1924-
Close, John Frederick Campbell
Cowan, Henry J.(Henry Jacob), 1919-
Ferris, J.E.
Fielder-Gill, Walter, 1923-
Fox, E.C., 1914-
Franklyn, F.G., 1911-
Fraser, Keith C., 1911-
Gabriel, Alfred J., 1918-
Gilpin, Alan, 1924-
Gordon, E. Ross, 1915-
Gosper, J. Murray
Grover, J.C.
Hansen, Uffe Bondebjerg, 1927-
Hattersley, R.T.(Ralph Thomas)
Helsham, Douglas, 1920-
Hodgkinson, Thomas Edwin, 1918-
Hope, T.S.
Hyman, John P., 1924-
Kuttner, Warner L., 1923-
McGlynn, John Edward, 1909-
Miller, Peter O.
Muir, J.M.(John Malcolm)
Muirhead, J.I.
Myers, D.M.(David Milton), 1911-
O'Grady, Vincent Paul
Prince, R.G.H.
Raxworthy, Richard
Rowland, James Anthony, Sir, 1922-1999
Stevenson, Ian Russell, 1924-
Stilgoe, Ralph Edward, 1928-
Wargon, Alexander
Warman, C.H. (Charles Harold), 1910-
Whiffen, N. A. (Neville Albert), 1912-
Wiggins, Joshua Clyde, 1925-

A log of the tapes is available.

Copy available at: CY MLOH 182/94-96