Person

Alldis, T.C. (Charlie)

Occupation: Instrument maker

Summary

Charlie Alldis worked with J.J. McNeill at the Munitions Supply Laboratories from 1942-1955, when he followed McNeill to CSIRO. There he headed the optical finishing shop until his retirement.

Details

Chronology

1925 - c. 1940: Career position - Spectacle maker in Melbourne
March 1942 - c. 1954: Career position - Instrument Maker at the Munitions Supply Laboratories
1955 -: Career position - Instrument Maker, then Head of Optical Finishing Shop at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/omp.htm. Details

Resources

'Alldis, T.C.', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473880. Details

Resource Sections

'Alldis, T.C. (Charlie)', in The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/people/alldis.htm. Details

Rosanne Walker

Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 4 February 2010

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