Person

Darwin, Donald Victor (1896 - 1972)

MM ISO

Born
11 October 1896
Red Hill, South Australia, Australia
Died
8 March 1972
Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Civil engineer

Summary

Donald Darwin, MM ISO MIEAust MInstCE, was chairman of the Country Roads Board Victoria from 1949 until he retired in 1962.

Details

Chronology

1918
Award - Military Medal
1919
Career event - Foundation Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1922
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
4 Mar 1924
Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
1938
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
12 Jul 1938
Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
1949 - 1962
Career position - Chairman, Country Roads Board, Victoria
1957
Career position - President, Institution of Engineers Australia
1960
Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
1963
Award - Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO) - Chairman of the Victoria Country Roads Board
1966
Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia

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Published resources

Book Sections

Journal Articles

  • 'Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1966 Award [D. V. Darwin, ISO MM MCE MIEAust]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 39 (1-2) (1967), N12. Details
  • D. V. D. [Darwin, Donald Victor], 'Soil stabilisation and soil stability', Commonwealth Engineer, 24 (1) (1936), 17-19. Details
  • Darwin, D. V., 'Earth as a structural material, with particular reference to road construction', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 5 (1933), 425-. Details
  • Darwin, D. V., 'Application of soil research to road building - II', Commonwealth Engineer, 23 (3) (1935), 87-92. Details
  • Darwin, D. V., 'Application of soil research to road building', Commonwealth Engineer, 23 (1) (1935), 15-20. Details
  • Darwin, D. V., 'Application of soil research to road building - III', Commonwealth Engineer, 23 (4) (1935), 115-119. Details
  • Darwin, D. V., 'Application of soil research to road building - IV', Commonwealth Engineer, 23 (5) (1935), 143-149. Details
  • Darwin, D. V., 'Planning roads to serve community needs', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 18 (1946), 245-. Details
  • Darwin, D. V., 'Roads in planning', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 22 (1950), 249-. Details
  • Darwin, D. V., 'Presidential address', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 30 (1958), 71-. Details
  • Darwin, D. V.; George, H. P.; Mathieson, J.; Wilson, C. A., 'King Street Bridge Project', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 32 (1960), 167-. Details

Reports

  • Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-seventh Annual Report [1966] (1967), 18 pp. 'Prizes - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal (1966 Award) to Mr D V Darwin, ISO MM MCE MIEAust', p.2. Details

Resources

Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes

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