Person
Swain, Herbert John (1882 - 1959)
- Born
- 28 April 1882
Lambeth, London, England - Died
- 8 August 1959
Gordon, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer and Educator
Summary
Herbert Swain was principal of Sydney Technical College from 1936-1947. Prior to that he was lecturer-in-charge of mechanical engineering from 1913-1936. Swain also lectured on combustion engines at the University of Sydney until the late 1940s.
Details
Chronology
- 1908
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney
- 1909 - 1912
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship [Engineering. - Heat flow in the gas engine. University of Cambridge]
- 1910
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1911
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA Research), University of Cambridge, UK
- 1912
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIMechE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London
- 1912
- Award - P N Russell Gold Medal for Research, University of Sydney
- c. 1912 - 1940s
- Career position - Lecturer in Internal Combustion Engines, University of Sydney
- 1913 - 1936
- Career position - Lecturer-in-charge of Mechanical Engineering, Sydney Technical College
- 1916 -
- Career position - Appointed member of committee, Aviation School, Richmond, New South Wales
- 1932 - 1933
- Career position - Chairman, Royal Commission into administrative matters under the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board
- 1936 - 1947
- Career position - Principal, Sydney Technical College
- 1947 -
- Career position - Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney
- 1947
- Life event - Retired
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Record of the science research scholars of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, 1891 - 1960 (London: The Commissioners, 1961), 107 pp. Science Research Scholarship - Entry No.313. Details
Book Sections
- Cobb, Joan E., 'Swain, Herbert John (1882-1959), engineer and educationist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 146-147. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/swain-herbert-john-8724. Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'Aviation: School at Richmond. The training course', Sydney Morning Herald (1916), 8, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15649488. Appointed member of management committee, Richmond Aviation School. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21539046. Details
- 'Swain, Herbert John (1882-1959)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468009. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 22 April 2026