Institution of Engineers, Australia. Sydney Division - Oral History Collection, being interviews with members, 1995-1998, along with early interviews, 1964, 1981

MLOH 286

fonds

1964, 1981, 1995-1998

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories

395500

Sound Recording : Issue CY MLOH 286/1-156

Sound Recordings - 156 cassettes

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.

1996; Eric Adam interviewed by Paul Tinslay, 3 Oct. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/1-2)

1995; Keith Alder interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 22 Nov. 1995. Metallurgist, mining and electronic engineer; B.Sc., 1942; M.Sc.in metallurgy, 1944; University of Melbourne, research on rare metals for radar valves, 1943-1945; Lecturer in Metallurgy, Newcastle Technical College, NSW, 1946-1948; Woolwich Arsenal, UK, research on uranium, beryllium and plutonium, 1949-1951; Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne, 1952-1953; research into nuclear metals for Australian Atomic Energy Commission (AAEC) attached to Harwell, UK, 1954-1957; Head of Metallurgy, AAEC, involved in planning and equipping Lucas Heights, 1955; Director Research, AAEC, 1962; Commissioner and General Manager, AAEC, retired 1982; consultant engineer; Member, Order of Australia, 1983; Fellow, Australian Academy of Technical Sciences and Engineering; Fellow, Institution of Radio and Electronic Engineers. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/3-5)

1997; Stanley Ambrose interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 11 Aug. 1997. Born in Melbourne in 1926, attended school in Coburg and worked as a public works clerk. After RAAF service he graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from University of Melbourne where he developed an interest in welding. Career includes: British Petroleum, designing road and rail tankers and on the conversion of landing craft to serve as an oil lighter; Royal Australian Navy, Scientific Officer (welding), working on gas pressure vessels and boilers; Mechanical Engineer, Standards Association of Australia (Sydney); Chief and Research Engineer, Australian Welding Research Association; Chief Inspector, and Assistant Director of Major Hazards, NSW Department of Labour and Industry, 1978-1989; consultant engineer on Australian and International Pressure Vessel Standards committees. Awards include: Florence Taylor Award, 1977; the Standards Award, 1993 (jointly); Wilfred Chapman Award, 1995; Order of Australia Medal, 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/6-8)

1997; John Anderson interviewed by Bob Jackson, 11 June 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/9-10)

1995; Frederick Archer interviewed by Elizabeth Price, 19 Sept. 1995. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/11-12)

1997; John Ashby interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 22 Apr. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/13-14)

1997; Harold Ball interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 23 Jan. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/15-16)

1997; Keith Bashford interviewed by Bob Jackson, 2 May 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/17-18)

1996; Frederick Batten interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 6 Aug. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/19-20)

1997; Thomas Berry interviewed by Frank Heimans, 23 Dec. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/21-23)

1996; John Betty interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 16 Sept. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/24-25)

1997; John Bevege interviewed by Frank Jackson, 14 Feb. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/26)

1997; Aldis Birzulis interviewed by Frank Jackson, 17 Apr. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/27)

1997; Arthur Bishop interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 1 July 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/28-29) (Also at CY MLOH 491/1-2)

1997; Keith Black interviewed by Paul Tinslay, 5 Aug. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/30-31)

1996; Kenneth Bond interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 1 Nov. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/32-33)

1996; Francis Brady interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 11 & 18 Oct. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/34-39)

1997; William Casley interviewed by Susan Andersen, 18 July 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/40-42)

1998; Professor Tom Chapman interviewed by Paul Tinslay, 10 Mar. 1998. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/43-44)

1997; Michael Chitty interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 15 Aug. 1997. Civil engineer, Chartered Professional Engineer and Qualified Auditor, Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. Born and educated in the UK. Worked in UK between 1960 and 1974 before working in New Guinea and then in AUstralia. Career in Australia includes: Pearson Bridge Pty Ltd, Contracts Manager, Kings Cross road tunnel and Construction Manager, Bondi Junction Plaza access tunnel; Mott Hay Anderson-John Connell, on Melbourne Underground Rail Loop; 1976 joined John Holland, Chief Estimator on dams and power stations, Deputy Project Manager, Malabar, North Head and Bondi ocean outfall tunnels, Project Manager, concrete slip form of paving roads, and Construction manager on the paving of the Sydney Opera House Forecourt and Lower Concourse Reconstruction; Sinclair Knight, 1991-1994, Hunter Valley Mine workshop and hardstand, and Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal expansion at Mackay, QLD; Sinclair Knight Merz, 1994- , Senior Executive Engineer. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/45-46)

1997; David Coffey interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 18 July 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/47-48)

1996; Peter Coffey interviewed by Frank Jackson, 6 Nov. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/49)

1997; Ronald Colby interviewed by Frank Jackson, 9 July 1997. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/50)

1996; Clem Collis interviewed by Paul Tinslay, 17 Apr. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/51)

1996; Anthony Denham interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 28 Nov. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/52-54)

1996; Eric Dicker interviewed by Paul Tinslay, 4 Nov. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/55-56)

1997; Peter Docker interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 18 Jan. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/57-59)

1996; Jim Donald interviewed by Jon Breen, 26 May 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/60-61)

1997; J. J. Doran interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 22 Jan. 1997. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/62-63)

1997; William Downes interviewed by Frank Heimans, 8 Dec. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/64-66)

1995; Douglas Ebeling interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 1 Nov. 1995. Mechanical, electrical and nuclear engineer. Educated at University of Melbourne and University of New South Wales. Career includes: Plant Engineer, ICIANZ Explosives Manufacture, Melbourne, 1952; Design Engineer, ICI Dyestuffs Division, Nylon Plant Design, 1955; Design Engineer, UK Atomic Energy Authority, Harwell, DIDO & HIFAR reactors, 1956; Construction Engineer, 1957, Design Engineer, 1959, Chief of Engineering Research Division, 1987 Chief of Special Projects Division, 1989, Australian Atomic Energy Commission, Lucas Heights; Consultant, 1990-; Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia, and Chairman, Nuclear Engineering Panel. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/67-68)

1995; Emeritus Professor Donald George interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 30 Oct. 1995. Mechanical, electrical and nuclear engineer. Emeritus Professor University of Sydney. Career includes: Lecturer, Electrical Engineering, Newcastle Technical College, 1949; Lecturer, Electrical Engineering, Broken Hill Technical College; Experimental Officer, UK Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, 1953-1956; Senior Research Officer, Australian Atomic Energy Commission, 1956-1960; Lecturer and Professor, University of Sydney, 1960-1974; Vice Chancellor & Principal Professor of Engineering, University of Newcastle, 1975-1986; Chairman, Australian Atomic Energy Commission, 1976-1983; Deputy Chairman, ANZAAS, 1989-1995; Fellow, ANZAAS; Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia; Fellow, IEE; Fellow, IMech.E. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/69-70)

1996; William Goodman interviewed by Jon Breen, 9 Dec. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/71-73)

1996; Edward Hooper interviewed by Bob Jackson, 2 Aug. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/74-75)

1997; Peter Hughes interviewed by Susan Andersen, 9 & 14 July 1997. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/76-80)

1997; Phillip Isaacs interviewed by Susan Andersen, 15 Oct. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/81-83)

1995; Professor Warren Julian interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 21 Nov. 1995. Mechanical, electrical, architectural and lighting engineer. Career includes: Trainee Engineer, 1963, Design Engineer, 1969, NSW Public Works Department, Government Architect's Branch; Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Director of Lighting Studies, Professor, Department of Architecture and Design Studies, University of Sydney; Dean of Faculty of Architecture, 1986- , University of Sydney; President, National Council, Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/84-85)

1981; Awdry Julius interviewed by John Ludlow, 23 Apr. 1981. Transcript available. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/86)

1997; Jack Knight interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 18 Apr. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/87-88)

1996; Eve Laron interviewed by Bob Jackson, 24 Oct. 1996. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/89)

1996; George Laron interviewed by Bob Jackson, 26 Nov. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/90)

1996; Roy Lascelles interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 25 Oct. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/91-94)

1996; Wilfred Leeder interviewed by Bob Jackson, 27 Mar. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/95-96)

1981; Robert Macmillan interviewed by John Ludlow, 30 Apr. 1981. Transcript available. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/97)

1998; Harry Minnett interviewed by Frank Heimans, 27 Jan. 1998. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/98-102)

1964; Richard Murphy interviewed by Neville Whiffen, 1964. Murphy is considered to be the 'Father of Chemical Engineering in Australia'. An interview with Murphy conducted in 1964 and extracts from a Keynote Address given by Neville Whiffen at the first National Engineering Conference in 1965. The Address is about the 50th anniversary of Chemical Engineering in Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/103-104)

1981; Alexander Nicholson interviewed by John Ludlow, 10 Apr. 1981. Transcript available. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/105)

1997; Malcolm Nicklin interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 25 Aug. 1997. Civil engineer, born in Sydney, educated at North Sydney Boys High School and the University of Sydney. Career includes: Junior Engineer, Macdonald Wagner & Priddle, 1952, surveying and laying out bulk sugar terminals in Queensland; W.S. Atkins & Partners, London, 1957, on secondment, working on nuclear power plants; Macdonald Wagner & Priddle, 1958-1970, surveyed and laid out Sydney Opera House, surveyed laid out and worked on three radio telescopes, one stellar interferometer, and two optical telescopes. Continued to work on bulk terminals for sugar, wheat, oil and gas in Australia and overseas; Managing Director of Macdonald Wagner, 1970-1984; Consultant Engineer, 1986- ; Director, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corp.; part time Director, Douglas Partners, Consulting Engineers; Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/106-107)

1996; Peter Oom interviewed by Ian Hooper, 3 & 6 Dec. 1996. REPRODUCTION RESTRICTED (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/108)

1997; Harry Perlman interviewed by Frank Heimans, 5 Nov. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/109-111)

1997; Professor David Pilgrim interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 20 Jan. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/112-114)

1995; John Rankine interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 23 Nov. 1995. Civil, structural, traffic and consulting engineer. Educated University of Sydney, Fullbright Scholar, MIT ME, 1950. Formed Rankine & Hill, 1958. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/115-117)

1996; James Rooney interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 21 Nov. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/118-119)

1997; Frank Roxborough interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 29 July 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/120-122)

1997; Noel Selman interviewed by Bob Jackson, 30 June 1997 & 5 July 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/123-126)

1997; John Sherrard interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 27 Aug. 1997. Civil engineer. Educated Sydney Boys High School and University of Sydney. Career includes: Metropolitan Water Board, survey and concrete control on the construction of Warragamba Dam; work in UK and Canada; Macdonald Wagner & Priddle, Structural Engineer, on University of New South Wales Engineering School, QANTAS hangars, Unilever Soap Factory, sugar and wheat bulk terminals, CSR Pineboard Mill, Tumut, Waterloo Housing Commission Tower Blocks; Julius, Poole & Gibson, 1974- ; Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/127-128)

1996; Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair interviewed by Michael Clarke, 30 July 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/129-131)

1981; Herbert Smith interviewed by John Ludlow, 30 Apr. 1981. Transcript available. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/132)

1996; Edward Taylor interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 9 Oct. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/133-134)

1998; Arthur Treble interviewed by Frank Heimans, 14 Jan. 1998. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/135-137)

1997; Sir William Tyree interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 25 Sept. 1997. Electrical engineer. Born in 1921 at Auckland, New Zealand, educated at Auckland Grammar School and Sydney Technical College, NSW, graduating in 1949. He founded an electrical business which would become Tyree Industries. He sits on various Boards, is involved with the A. W. Tyree Foundation, has endowed the Chair of Electrical Engineering at the University of New South Wales, the Chair of Ear, Nose and Throat studies at the University of Sydney, and research into fibre optics and medical hearing aids. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/138-139)

1995; James Vickery interviewed by Elizabeth Price, 30 OCt. 1995. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/140-141)

1996; John Wallace interviewed by Mary Ann Hamilton, 29 Nov. 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/142-144)

1995; Eric Warrell interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 24 Oct. 1995. Civil engineer, consultant and arbitrator. Educated University of Melbourne. Career includes: Engineer, State Rivers & Water Supply, Victoria, 1947-1951; Snowy Mountains Authority, 1958-1973, Engineer, Aqueducts Branch, Supervising Engineer, Scientific Services, Chief Engineer, Field Investigations, Associate Commissioner; NSW Public Service Board, 1978-1980; Member, Metropolitan Water Sewerage & Drainage Board, 1981-1983; President, Australian Executive Service Overseas Programme, 1994; attached to UNICEF in Rwanda; Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia, Sydney Division, Chairman, 1982, Vice President, 1981-1983, Hon. Treasurer, 1984-1985. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/145-147)

1996; Neville Whiffen, recording of presentation of Medal of Freedom by US Government at the Australian Embassy, Washington in 1996. See also MLOH 182/45-46 for Neville Whiffen interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 4 Aug. 1993. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/148)

1997; James Wilson interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 9 Apr. 1997. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/149-150)

1996; Emeritus Professor Howard Worner interviewed by Ian Hooper, 23 July 1996. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/151-152)

1997; Ronald Yates interviewed by Richard Raxworthy, 11-15 Aug. 1997. Aeronautical engineer. Educated at Marist Brothers Darlinghurst and University of Sydney where he was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering, followed by postgraduate study in aircraft metal fatigue at University of California Los Angeles in 1953. Career includes: RAAF, Flying Officer, 1943-1946, testing aircraft for the RAAF and for QANTAS; QANTAS, Operations Manager, 1946, Project Manager, 1957, Manager Technical Services, US, 1959-1963, Director of Engineering Maintenance, 1971. He was appointed Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, 1976, Deputy Chief Executive, 1982, Chief Executive, 1984, retiring in 1986; Deputy Chair, Federal Airports Corporation; Director, Civil Aviation Authority; Technical Consultant to Qantas; Vice-President Australasia, Executive Council of the International Federation of Airworthiness; Hon. Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia. (Call No.: CY MLOH 286/153-156)

Author/Artist entries:
Adam, Eric, 1913-
Alder, Keith (Keith F.)
Ambrose, S. A.
Andersen, Susan
Anderson, John Barry, 1935-
Archer, F. E. (Frederick Ernest), 1913-
Ashby, John B., 1935-
Ball, Harold F., 1930-
Bashford, Keith H., 1934-
Batten, Frederick John H., 1908-
Berry, Thomas, 1922-
Betty, John G. (John Galtress), 1922-
Bevege, John R., 1934-
Birzulis, Aldis J., 1934-
Bishop, Arthur Ernest
Black, Keith S., 1912-
Bond, Kenneth Arthur, 1919-
Brady, Francis, 1928-
Breen, Jon
Casley, William Sydney, 1937
Chapman, T. G. (Thomas Grandin)
Chitty, Michael C., 1938-
Clarke, Michael
Coffey, David Dumas, 1926-
Coffey, Peter Hilary, 1933-
Colby, Ronald Henry John, 1925-
Collis, Clem, 1905-
Denham, Anthony J., 1935-
Dicker, Eric John, 1922-
Docker, Peter B., 1927-
Donald, James, 1911-
Doran, J. J., 1928-
Downes, William, 1918-
Ebeling, Douglas R.
George, Donald William, 1926-
Goodman, William J.
Hamilton, Mary Ann
Heimans, Frank
Hooper, Edward John, 1928-
Hooper, Ian
Hughes, Peter Wentworth, 1926-
Isaacs, Phillip Daryl, 1932-
Jackson, Bob
Julian, Warren G.
Julius, Awdry Francis, 1900-
Knight, Jack Kendall, 1935-
Laron, Eve, 1931-
Laron, George G., 1929-
Lascelles, Roy Wilton, 1918-
Leeder, Wilfred Sydney, 1920-
Ludlow, John
Macmillan, Robert Edward, 1904-
Minnett, Harry Clive, 1917-
Murphy, Richard K., 1887-
Nicholson, Alexander Scott, 1901-
Nicklin, Malcolm Sydney, 1930-
Oom, Peter, 1930-
Perlman, Harry, 1924-
Pilgrim, D. H.
Price, Elizabeth
Rankine, John, 1921-
Raxworthy, Richard
Rooney, James V., 1926-
Roxborough, F.
Selman, Richard Noel, 1913-
Sherrard, John Max, 1935-
Sinclair, Peter, 1934-
Smith, Herbert R.
Taylor, Edward Richard, 1921-
Tinslay, Paul
Treble, Arthur, 1922-
Tyree, William
Vickery, J. R., (James Richard), 1902-
Wallace, John McDonald, 1926-
Warrell, E. G.
Whiffen, N. A. (Neville Albert), 1912-
Wilson, James Bryan, 1922-
Worner, Howard K. (Howard Knox), 1913-
Yates, Ronald John, 1923-

Logs of the interviews are available.