Person
Griffiths, Clyde James (1905 - 1979)
OBE
- Born
- 1905
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia - Died
- 9 June 1979
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
Clyde James Griffiths played an important role in the development of external plant engineering for the cables for the Sydney-Maitland telephone route.
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Chronology
- 1924
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1930
- Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1938
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1959
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1965
- Career event - Chairman, 20th session of the Administrative Council, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- 13 Sep 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
- 27 Jun 1969
- Award - Order of the British Empire (OBE) - 1st Assistant Director-General - PMG Department
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Griffiths, Clyde James, 'Some factors affecting the corrosion of telephone cable sheaths', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 7 (4) (1935), 113-123. Details
- Griffiths, Clyde James (Longfield, C. M.), 'Some factors affecting the corrosion of telephone cable sheaths (Discussions and communications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 8 (4) (1936), 144. Details
Resources
- 'Griffiths, Clyde James', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473567. 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, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_g.html. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 21 July 2026
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