Person
Davenport, Marjory Winifred (1924 - 2003)
AM
- Born
- 18 February 1924
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 13 May 2003
Brisbane, Queenland, Australia - Occupation
- Marine engineer
Summary
Winifred Davenport, AM FIEAust MRINA, a marine engineer, Queensland Harbours and Marine Department was closely involved with the design of all Queensland coastal vessels and marine civil engineering works from 1950 until 1975. She started her career in 1942 working as a cadet draughtswoman at the Evans Deakin shipyards at Kangaroo Point before joining the Department as a marine engineer and eventually rising to become an executive engineer.
In 1951, she was the first female corporate member of the Institution of Engineers Australia (AMIEAust), and in 1986 authored the book "Harbours and Marine : port and harbour development in Queensland from 1824 to 1985".
Her significant contribution to marine and civil engineering was recognised when the "Winifred Davenport Centre" at the Queensland Maritime Museum was opened and named in her honour in 1989; when she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1990; and when she was invited by special invitation of Council to be tranferred to the grade of Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust) in 1991. In 2003, the Royal Institution of Naval Architects presented her with a certificate commemorating 45 Years continuous membership of the Institution.
Details
Chronology
- 1936
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1942 - 1950
- Career position - Cadet draughtswoman, Evans Deakin shipyards, Kangaroo Point
- 1946
- Education - Diploma in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (DipMechElec), Brisbane Central Technical College [First female graduate in this field in Queensland]
- 1950 - 1989
- Career position - Associate engineer, rising to executive engineer, Harbours and Marine Department, Queensland
- 1951
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [First female corporate member]
- 1958
- Career event - Associate Member (AMRINA), Royal Institution of Naval Architects
- 1960s
- Career position - Official measurer, Olympic class yachts, Queensland
- 1960s
- Career event - Designed and supervised construction of the hydrographic survey ship Trigla
- 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
- 1971
- Career event - Member (MRINA), Royal Institution of Naval Architects
- 1986
- Career event - Book published Harbours and Marine : port and harbour development in Queensland from 1824 to 1985
- 1989
- Life event - Retired from Harbours and Marine Department, Queensland
- 1989
- Award - "Winifred Davenport Centre", Queensland Maritime Museum - opened and named in her honour
- 1990
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to marine and civil engineering
- 1991
- Award - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [by 'Special invitation of Council' 20 May 1991]
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Davenport, Winifred, Harbours and Marine : port and harbour development in Queensland from 1824 to 1985 (Brisbane: Department of Harbours and Marine, 1986), 883 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Winifred Davenport FIEAust', Engineers Australia, 63 (12) (1991), 45. Details
- Davenport, Winifred, 'A place for women in professions [Diamond Jubilee feature article]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 51 (20) (1979), 37. Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'First Queensland girl to gain Diploma [Marjory Davenport]', The Telegraph (Brisbane) (1946), 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article188442179. Details
Reports
- Harbours and Marine - Annual Report 1988-89 (Queensland Government, 1990), 76 pp. https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/1990/4690T62.pdf. See p.41. Details
Resources
- Winifred Davenport, Queensland Maritime Museum, 2020, https://maritimemuseum.com.au/eventsandexhibitions/exhibitions/womenatsea/winifred-davenport/. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 9 August 2023, Last modified: 30 August 2023