Person
Mosher, Kenneth George (1913 - 1990)
AM OBE
- Born
- 30 October 1913
Mascot, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 18 February 1990
Collaroy, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
Kenneth Mosher was a geologist who worked on coal and uranium exploration for the New South Wales and South Australian Governments before becoming Geologist for the Commonwealth/New South Wales Joint Coal Board. He set up an comprehensive coal exploration program that included extensive testing of methods and recording of information. The triple-tube core barrel which he co-designed provided improved core recovery during drilling and greatly improved accuracy in assessment of reserves, and proved vital for the development of open-cut mining. Later in his career Mosher was consultant geologist to Conzinc Rio Tinto of Australia Ltd and established his own geological consultancy.
Details
Chronology
- 1935
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1935 - 1949
- Career position - Geologist, survey branch, New South Wales Department of Mines
- 1940 - 1945
- Career position - Served with the Australian Imperial Forces
- 1945 - 1963
- Career position - Served with the Citizen Military Forces, retiring as Colonel
- 1949 - 1950
- Career position - Senior Geologist, South Australian Department of Mines
- 1950 - 1962
- Career position - Geologist, Joint Coal Board
- 1952 - 1990
- Career position - Founding Member, Geological Society of Australia
- 1959
- Award - Officer of the British Empire (Military) (OBE(M))
- 1962 - 1975
- Career position - Consultant coal geologist for Conzinc Riotinto of Australia Ltd
- 1969 - 1975
- Career position - Chair, Sydney Branch, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- 1975
- Life event - Founded Mosher & Associates
- 1984
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to science and to the community
- 1986 - 1990
- Award - Honorary Member, Australasian institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Branagan, D. F., 'Mosher, Kenneth George (1913-1990), Geologist, Public servant and Military' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z, Melanie Nolan, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2012), p. 186. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mosher-kenneth-george-15028. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536113. Details
- 'Mosher, Kenneth George (19131030-19900218)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1515943. Details
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Created: 6 April 2018, Last modified: 25 November 2021