Person

Ferguson, James Mephan (1922 - 2008)

Born
17 October 1922
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Died
18 November 2008
Grovedale, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Engineering historian and Mechanical engineer

Summary

Jim Ferguson was the head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Gordon Institute of Technoilogy from about 1956 until his retirement in the 1970s.

He was a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, served on its Engineering Heritage Sub-committee, published papers on Engineering History, and assisted the Industrial History Committee of the National Trust Victoria.

Details

Born as Mephan James William Ferguson, to Mephan John Ferguson and Mary Raeburn nee Palmer, he was soon known as "Jim" or "James Mephan Ferguson", retaining the well known 'Mephan' name of his grandfather Mephan Ferguson.

Chronology

1930 - 1941
Education - Geelong College
1942 - 1945
Military service - Trooper, 2/9 Australian Armoured Regiment
1951
Education - Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BMechE), University of Melbourne
c. 1951 - c. 1952
Career position - Engineer, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI)
c. 1952 - c. 1955
Career position - Engineer, British Phosphate Commission, Nauru
1956 - c. 1957
Career position - Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, Gordon Institute of Technology
1957
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
c. 1957 - 1970s
Career position - Head of Mechanical engineering department, Gordon Institute of Technology
1968
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]

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Published resources

Books

  • Ferguson, James Mephan, Mephan Ferguson : a biography (Torquay, Victoria: J. M. Ferguson, 1992), 48 pp. Details

Conference Papers

  • Ferguson, J. M., 'The Education of Australian Engineers Who Achieved Eminence before 1940', in Second National Conference on Engineering Heritage ‘The Value of Engineering Heritage': Preprints of Papers (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1985), pp. 21-24.. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.724151201726189. Details
  • Ferguson, J. M., 'Irrigation Developments in Victoria: 1881-1890; A Resource for Tourism and Education', in Fourth National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1988: Preprints of Papers (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1988), pp. 23-25.. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.623514524426312. Details
  • Ferguson, J. M., 'Australian Defence Forces: The Defence of Port Phillip Heads 1859-1945', in Eleventh National Conference on Engineering Heritage: Federation Engineering a Nation; Proceedings (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2001), pp. 149-151., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.520772320908597. Details
  • Ferguson, Jim, 'The Kernot engineers', in Engineering Heritage Victoria, Speakers Programme (2003).. Author. Details

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Resources

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