Person

Sawkins, Evan (1910 - )

Born
29 July 1910
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Engineer

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Evan Sawkins was the Deputy Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department in the early 1970s. He was heavily involved in the construction of the Telecommunications Tower on Black Mountain in Canberra.

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Born Sydney, 29 July 1910. OBE 1966. Educated University of Sydney (BSc). Engineer, Postmaster-General's Department 1934-54, Superintending Engineer for New South Wales 1954-57, Engineer-in-Chief, Headquarters, Melbourne 1957-63, Deputy Director-General from 1963. Leader, Australian Delegation to CCITT (International Consultative Committee for Telephony and Telegraphy) Fourth Plenary Assembly, Argentina 1968.

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