Person

Thyer, Robert Francis (1908 - 1992)

Born: 22 September 1908
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died: 30 April 1992
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation: Geophysicist

Summary

Robert Thyer worked for the Bureau of Mineral Resources (BMR) for its inception in 1946 until his retirement in 1973. He rose from Supervising Geophysicist to Chief Director (Operations). Before that he worked for the Mineral Resources Survey which formed the nucleus of BMR. Thyer was also Commonwealth Geological Liaison Officer London (1969-1971) and Assistant Director (Geophysics) for a brief period just before his retirement.

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Chronology

1929: Career position - Geophysical Assistant with the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey (IGES)
1930 - 1933: Career position - Demonstrator in Physics at the University of Adelaide
1932: Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Adelaide
1934: Career position - Geophysicist with Western Mining Corporation
1935 - 1941: Career position - Member of the Aerial, Geological and Geophysical Survey of Northern Australia (AGGNSA)
1941 - 1946: Career position - Member of the Mineral Resources Survey
1952 - 1962: Career position - Supervising Geophysicist, then Chief Geophysicist with the Bureau of Mineral Resources
1962 - 1973: Career position - Chief Director (Operations) of the Bureau of Mineral Resources
1969 - 1971: Career position - Commonwealth Geological Liaison Officer London

Published resources

Resources

'Thyer, R F (1908-1992)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-621406. Details

Resource Sections

'Thyer, Robert Francis', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001825p.htm. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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