Person

Dumas, Russell John (1887 - 1975)

KBE CMG HonFIEAust

Born
17 January 1887
Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
Died
10 August 1975
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation
Engineer

Summary

Director of Works and Chairman of the State Electricty Commission in Western Australia.

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Chronology

12 Jan 1915
Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
21 Apr 1925
Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
1926
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1936
Award - R W Chapman Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia
1937 -
Career position - Foundation member, Australian National Committee on Large Dams
1941
Award - Warren Memorial Prize 1942, Institution of Engineers Australia
2 Jan 1950
Award - Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG), in recognition of service as the Director of Works in Western Australia
1952
Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia
1952
Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
1 Jan 1959
Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - in recognition of service to the Public service
13 Jun 1964
Award - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), in recognition of service to the Public Service in Western Australia
1966
Award - Honorary Member (HonMIEAust), Institution of Engineers, Australia
1968
Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Hon.Members were designated Hon.Fellows on this date.]

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Journal Articles

  • 'Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1952 Award [R. J. Dumas, CMG ME MIEAust]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 24 (1952), 234. Details
  • Dumas, R. J., 'The design of the Canning Dam', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 5 (1933), 289-. Details
  • Dumas, R. J., 'The design of the Canning Dam [Discussion]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 6 (1934), 346-. Details
  • Dumas, R. J., 'Development of the North-West of Western Australia. East Kimberleys-Ord River Irrigation Scheme', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 16 (1944), 65- ; Discussion: pp.177-.. Details
  • Dumas, R. J.; Macbeth, R. A., 'Design of Samson Brook and Stirling Dams, Western Australia', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 13 (1941), 231-239. Details
  • Dumas, R. J.; Munt, V. C., 'The construction of the Canning Dam, Western Australia', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 8 (1936), 1- ; Discussion: pp.259, 331, 371.. Details
  • Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Twentieth Annual Report [1939]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 12 (1940), 47-64. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1936 award), to Mr R J Dumas, ME MIEAust, and Mr V C Munt, BA BE AMIEAust, Perth Division, for their paper entitled "The Construction of the Canning Dam, Western Australia", which was published in Volume 8 of The Journal', p.53. Details

Newspaper Articles

Reports

  • Institution of Engineers Australia, Thirty-third Annual Report [1952] (1953), 16 pp. 'Prizes - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal (1952 Award), to Mr R J Dumas, CMG ME MIEAust, Perth Division', p.2. Details

Resources

See also

  • Engineers Australia ed., Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders (Barton, A.C.T.: Institution of Engineers Australia, 2019), 136 pp. 'The Basis of Civilisation - Sir Russell Dumas' p.24. Details
  • Engineers Australia ed., Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2019), 236 pp. p.18. Details
  • Moulds, Tony, 'Canning Dam Remedial Works 1999-2001', in Eleventh National Conference on Engineering Heritage: Federation Engineering a Nation; Proceedings (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2001), pp. 229-236., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.521070448448728. Details

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