Person
Gorrie, Alexander Walter (1926 - )
- Born
- 14 May 1926
- Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
Alexander Gorrie worked for BP Australia Ltd (then the Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd) from 1948. He was Director 1972-1978 and Chairman and Managing Director 1978-1986, Chairman, BP Australia Holdings Ltd 1987-1991 and Chairman of the BP Advisory Board in Australia and Papua New Guinea from 1991.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Gorrie, A. W., 'Section - Oil industry' in Chapter 6: Engineering Construction and Building, John Holland, ed. (Melbourne: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 1988), pp. 416-420, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/414.html. Details
Resources
- 'Gorrie, Alexander Walter (19260514-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476759. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_g.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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