Person
Clark, Gordon Colvin Lindesay (Lindesay) (1896 - 1986)
AC KBE CMG MC FTS
- Born
- 7 January 1896
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 1986
- Occupation
- Mining engineer and Company director
Summary
Lindesay Clark was the managing director of Western Mining Corporation 1934-1962 and chairman 1952-1974.
Details
Born Melbourne, 7 January 1896. Died 1986. MC 1918; CMG 1961; KBE 1968; AC 1975. Educated Universities of Tasmania (BSc 1916) and Melbourne (BE 1921, MMechE 1923). Lecturer in mining engineering, University of Melbourne 1923-33; managing director, Western Mining Corporation 1934-62, chairman 1952-74. Chairman, B.H. South Ltd 1956-74, Central Norseman Gold Corporation 1952-74, Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie Ltd 1952-74, Alcoa Australia Ltd 1961-70. Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 1975.
Chronology
- 1919
- Award - Military Cross - Engineers - 2 Field Company
- 1961
- Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - President of the Australian Institute of Mining
- 1961
- Award - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
- 1964
- Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1968
- Award - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - In recognition of service to the mining industry
- 1975
- Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in the development of the Australian mining industry
- 1975 - 1986
- Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Ralph, Gilbert M., 'Sir Lindesay Clark an appreciation' in Technology in Australia, 1788-1988: a condensed history of Australian technological innovation and adaptation during the first two hundred years, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, eds (Melbourne: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 1988), pp. xii-xxiii, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/xi.html. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6552445. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/161400080. Details
- 'Clark, G Lindesay (18960107-19860103)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-619022. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DEng, 1961', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Clark, Gordon Colvin Lindesay', 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/P001623p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 8 November 2022
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