Person

Carter, Raymond Stewart Norton (1905 - 1980)

Born: 4 September 1905
Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia
Died: 20 June 1980
Box Hill Hospital, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Draftsman and Mechanical engineer

Summary

Ray Carter MIEAust, designed a new style of bunker about 1962, which enabled Victorian brown coal to flow more freely.

Details

Chronology

1928 - 1935: Career position - Lieutenant, Australian Field Artillery, Australian Military Forces
c. 1936 - c. 1942: Career position - Engineering Draftsman, State Electricity Commission Victoria
1939: Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1942 - 1945: Military service - Second World War. Captain, Design division, MGO branch, LHQ, Australian Military Forces
1945 - c. 1970: Career position - Mechanical Engineer, State Electricity Commission Victoria
13 Sep 1968: Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
1980: Buried - Buried, Springvale Botanical Cemetery

Published resources

Journal Articles

Reynolds, W. J.; and Carter, R. S., 'Design of bunkers for difficult flowing fuels', Journal of the Institute of Fuel. Details

Resources

CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office, 'NAA: B883, VX80939', B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6066350. Details
CA 6, Department of Defence [I]; CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B4717, Carter/Raymond Syewart Norton', B4717 PMF (Permanent Military Forces) and Army Militia Personnel dossiers, 1901-1973, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=30111777. Details
'Carter, R. S.', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474262. Details

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