Person

McDonald, Donald (1908 - )

Born
23 June 1908
Creswick, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Radio engineer

Summary

Donald McDonald was an engineer with the Postmaster-General's Department from 1931, its Director of Technical Services from 1952 and a member of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board.

Details

Chronology

1932
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1935 - 1951
Career position - Research Engineer at the Postmaster-General's Department
1952 - 1965
Career position - Director of Technical Services at the Postmaster-General's Department
1965 - 1973
Career position - Member of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Memorial to Donald Macdonald', The Victorian naturalist, 56 (1940), 172. Details
  • Balmford, Peter, 'Newspapers as a Source of Information about Natural History', The Victorian naturalist, 102 (1) (1985), 20-27. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

McCarthy, G.J.

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