Norgard, John Davey (1914 - 2010)

Summary

John Davey Norgard, a senior executive with BHP, arranged for Lewis Weeks, one of America's most famous geologists, to visit Australia in 1960 and report on the oil permits held by BHP. His report that oil would be found in Bass Strait led to BHP becoming associated with Esso, a project that within ten years led to the production of 60% of Australia's annual oil needs. Norgard was educated at the South Australian School of Mines and University of Adelaide (BE) and was a Chairman of the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission).

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Chronology

1936

Career position - Joined Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd (BHP)

1942 - 1945

Career position - Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Australian Air Force

1949

Career position - Assistant Manager of Australian Iron and Steel Ltd

1951

Career position - Assistant Manager of BHP in Newcastle, New South Wales

1952 - 1956

Career position - Manager of BHP in Newcastle

1956 - 1963

Career position - Assistant General Manager of BHP in Newcastle

1963 - 1967

Career position - General Manager of Operations at BHP

1967 - 1970

Career position - Executive General Manager Operations

1970 - 1981

Career position - Chairman, Metric Conversion Board

1972 - 1975

Career position - Deputy Chancellor of La Trobe University in Bundoora, Victoria

1976 - 1981

Career position - Chairman, ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission)

1976 - 1981

Career position - Chairman, Pipeline Authority

1982

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Published resources

Resources

• 'Norgard, John Davey (19140203-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476406. 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_n.html. Details