Person

Wallace, John Macdonald (1926 - 2005)

Born: 23 July 1926
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 11 June 2005
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Engineer

Summary

John Wallace was president, Maritime Services Board of New South Wales 1975-1984.

Details

Born Sydney, 23 July 1926. Educated Sydney Technical College (DipCivilEng). Efficiency Decoration. Construction Engineer, Maritime Services Board of New South Wales 1975-84, Principal Engineer Construction and Operations 1964, Engineer-in-Chief 1966, Commissioner 1975, President 1975-84; Managing Director, John M Wallace and Associates Pty Limited from 1985. CMF Officer, RAE 1956-75. Australian Director, International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) 1977-83, Vice-President 1983-85; Chairman, Committee on Large Ships 1979-81; President, Association of Australian Port and Marine Authorities (AAPMA) 1983-84; New South Wales Adviser to Marine and Ports Council Australia (MPCA) 1976-84.

Published resources

Book Sections

Wallace, J. M., 'Section - Ports and harbours' in Chapter 6: Engineering Construction and Building, John Holland, ed. (Melbourne: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 1988), pp. 338-344, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/339.html. Details

Resources

'Wallace, John Macdonald (19260723-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476497. Details

Resource Sections

'Engineering Heritage : Biographies', in Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website, Engineering Heritage Australia, 2024, https://heritage.engineersaustralia.org.au/wiki/Person:Wallace,_John_Macdonald. Biography: John McDonald Wallace. Details

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