Person

Wilkins, Thomas (1887 - 1946)

Born: 18 October 1887
Ballina, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 12 November 1946
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Electrical engineer

Summary

Thomas Wilkins was a consulting electrical engineer to the University of Sydney from 1931 to 1946. He also ran a private consulting practice in Sydney from 1919 to 1933.

Details

Chronology

1911: Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney
1912 - 1914: Career position - Engineer, New South Wales Railways
1914 - 1919: Career position - Assistant Censor for New South Wales
1916 - 1917: Military service - First World War. Lieutenant, 1st Field Company Engineers, Australian Imperial Force
1919: Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1919 - 1933: Career position - Consulting Engineer in Sydney
1931 - 1938: Career position - Consulting Electrical Engineer with the Cancer Research Commission, University of Sydney
1932: Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1933 - 1946: Career position - Consulting Electrical Engineer with the Office of Works, University of Sydney

Published resources

Resources

CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Wilkins Thomas', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=8389392. Details
'Wilkins, Thomas (1887-1946)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474258. Details

Resource Sections

'Wilkins, Thomas', 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/P001842p.htm. Details

McCarthy, G.J.; Ken McInnes

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