Person

Cowling, Gordon Aubrey (1906 - 1975)

Born: 10 September 1906
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died: 9 September 1975
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Administrator and Engineer

Summary

Gordon Cowling AMIEAust, was a senior engineer with the Department of Works, Water Supply and Sewerage of the Brisbane City Council from 1948 to 1972, and for twenty years was the Chief Engineer and Manager.

Published resources

Edited Books

Whitmore, R. L. ed., Eminent Queensland Engineers [volume 1] (Brisbane, Queensland: The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Queensland Division, 1984), 75 pp. https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2017-01/eqe_vol_i.compressed.pdf. pp.22-23 'G.A. Cowling BE AMIEAust'. Details

Ken McInnes

Created: 13 December 2018, Last modified: 22 March 2022

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