Person
Saxby, Colin Ambrose (1909 - 1990)
- Born
- 11 October 1909
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 18 July 1990
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
Colin Saxby, BSc BE FIEAust, was a senior elecritrcal engineer, Electricity Commission of New South Wales from 1950 to 1970.
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Chronology
- 1930
- Education - ASTC (Associate Sydney Technical College) Electrical Engineering, Sydney Technical College
- 1931
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1933
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1935
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE(Mech and Elec)Hons), University of Sydney
- 1935 - 1936
- Career position - Engineer, Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd (AWA)
- 1935 - 1950
- Career position - Engineer, Electrical Engineering Branch, New South Wales Department of Public Works
- 1938
- Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1945
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1950 - 1970
- Career position - Engineer, Electricity Commission of New South Wales
- 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
- 1970
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
Published resources
Books
- Thornton, J. G.; Saxby, C. A., and Aston, F. J., The Tallawarra Power Station Project of the Southern Electricity Supply of New South Wales (Sydney: New South Wales Department of Public Works, 1950), 38 pp. Details
Resources
- 'Saxby, Colin Ambrose (1909-1990)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475572. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Saxby, Colin Ambrose', 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/P001801p.htm. Details
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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 22 October 2024
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