Person

Hughes, Harold (1899 - 1983)

Born: 1899
Warrington, Lancashire, England
Died: 8 July 1983
Ashwood, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Civil engineer

Summary

Harold Hughes was a civil engineer, with a long career with the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.

Details

Chronology

c. 1903: Life event - Migrated to Victoria, with parents and siblings
c. 1916: Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne
1919: Career event - Foundation Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1926: Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1932: Award - Warren Memorial Prize 1932, Institution of Engineers Australia
1953: Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
13 Sep 1968: Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]

Related Awards

W. H. Warren Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1926 - )
Awarded Warren Memorial Prize 1932, for the paper "Spencer Street Bridge, II - Concrete work", Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, vol.1, no.6, Jun 1929, pp.221-226. [1932 Award shared with H. E. Bright, for the paper, "The de-watering of a damsite in a river bed confined between the precipitous cliffs of a narrow gorge", vol.1, no.5, May 1929, pp.171-183.]

Published resources

Journal Articles

Chapman, W. D.; Hughes, H.; Laing, J. A.; Koerner, W. F., 'Spencer Street Bridge [Part I and II] (Discussions and communications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1 (11) (1929), 409-410. Details
Hughes, H., 'Spencer Street Bridge, II - Concrete Work (Discussions and communications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1 (12) (1929), 439-440. Details
Hughes, H., 'Spencer Street Bridge, II - Concrete Work', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1 (6) (1929), 221-226. Details
Institution of Engineers Australia, '51st Council Meeting [25th July 1932, Sydney]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 4 (1932), 323. 'First award of the Prize be made jointly to Mr H Hughes, Associate Member, Melbourne Division, for his paper "Spencer Street Bridge-Concrete Work", and to Mr H E Bright, Associate Member, Sydney Division, for his paper, "The De-Watering of a Damsite in a River Bed Confined Between the Precipitous Cliffs of a Narrow Gorge". Details
Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Thirteenth Annual Report [1932]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 5 (5) (1933), 168-172. 'Prizes awarded during the session: Warren Memorial Prize [1932], jointly to H Hughes, Associate Member, Melbourne Division and H E Bright, Associate Member, Sydney Division', p.169. Details

Ken McInnes

Created: 6 December 2022

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