Person

Newman, John Kingsley (1925 - 2018)

Born
1925
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died
19 May 2018
Rosebud, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Geophysicist

Summary

John Newman was a pioneer of airborne geophysics in Australia. He started his career with the Bureau of Mineral Resources, where he worked on the development of airborne survey systems. He converted wartime AN/ASQ-1 Magnetic Airborne Submarine Detectors to airborne magnetometer survey tools: these were used in Australia's first airborne magnetic surveys. During a brief period with the North Australian Uranium Corporation he discovered uranium at Coronation Hill, Northern Territory. Newman joined Barringer Research (Canada) in 1963, being involved with Barringer's participation in Australian Mining Exploration Geophysics (AMEG), the first Australian-owned airborne geophysical exploration company. He later became sole owner of AMEG which operated from 1965 to 1974. On leaving Barringer in 1976 Newman established, with colleagues, the consulting firm Interex Geophysics which operated in the Toronto area. He retuned to Australia and settled in Frankston (Victoria) in 1992.

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Chronology

1947
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) (engineering), University of Western Australia
1948 - 1952
Career position - Geophysicist, Bureau of Mineral Resources
1952 - 1954
Career position - Geophysicist, North Australia Uranium Corporation
1954 - 1963
Career position - Geophysicist, Bureau of Mineral Resources
1963 - 1976
Career position - Geophysicist, Barringer Research, Canada

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