Person

Minty, Albert Ernest (Bill) (1921 - 1995)

Born
4 July 1921
Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Died
7 April 1995
Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation
Civil engineer

Summary

Bill Minty BE FIEAust FCIT, was an assistant Commissioner and Director, Hydraulics and Land Development for the National Capital Development Commission (NCDC). He joined the Commission in 1959 as the Project Engineer for the planning, design and construction of Lake Burley Griffin, and subsequently was appointed a Director with responsibilities for a wide range of hydraulic, transportation and other major projects. He retired in 1981 after nearly 23 years with NCDC.

Before joining the commission, his experiences included twenty years on major dams, wartime flying and hydro-electric projects.

He was chairman of Canberra Division of the Institution of Engineers, Australia; a National Councillor from 1979 to 1981; a foundation member of the National Panel on Engineering Heritage in 1979 and was its chairman in 1985.

Details

Chronology

1941 - 1945
Military service - Second World War. Flight Lieutenant, Royal Australian Air Force
1950
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
c. 1951
Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE),
1952
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1959 -
Career position - Project Engineer, Lake Burley Griffin, National Capital Development Commission
1968
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
1970
Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1972
Career position - Chairman, Canberra Division, Institution of Engineers Australia
1975
Career position - Assistant Commissioner, Construction and General Engineering, National Capital Development Commission
1978
Career position - Member (Canberra), Board of the General College of Engineering, Institution of Engineers Australia
1979 -
Career position - Member, National Panel on Engineering Heritage, Institution of Engineers Australia
1979 - 1981
Career position - Councillor, Canberra Division, Institution of Engineers Australia
1981
Life event - Retired
1981
Career position - Director, Hydraulics and Land Development, National Capital Development Commission
1985
Career position - Chairman, National Panel on Engineering Heritage, Institution of Engineers Australia

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Published resources

Books

  • Andrews, W.C.; Shellshear, W.; Cooper, I.; Pascoe, L.; Morison, I.; Price, C.J.; Dalgarno, K.J.; Minty, A.E.; Jones, H.A.; Clark, P.; Yonge, P.; Corbett, A.H.; Cooke, T.H.; Leslie, R.; Dalgleish, R.P.S.; Taylder, A.E.; Downey, K.E.; Connal, J.K., Canberra's engineering heritage: Second Edition (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, Canberra Division, 1990), 242 pp. Details
  • Minty, A.E., Black Cats : the real story of Australia's long range Catalina strike force in the Pacific War, Solomons to Singapore, Cairns to the coast of China (Point Cook, Victoria: Royal Australian Air Force Museum, 1994), 250 pp. Details

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