Person

Thornton, John George (c. 1905 - 1965)

Born
c. April 1905
Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Died
16 December 1965
Killara, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Electrical engineer and Public servant

Summary

John Thornton, BSc BE MIEAust, was the Deputy Chief Engineer, Power Supply, Electricity Commission of New South Wales. In 1950 he was appointed a member of the Menzies Federal Government manpower allocation committee. For many years he was a member of the New South Wales Local Government Electrical Engineering Examination Committee.

Details

Associated Projects:
* Lake Illawarra Power Station 1949

Chronology

1925
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1931
Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
c. 1938
Career position - Assistant chief installation inspector, Sydney County Council
1940
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
c. 1948 - c. 1952
Career position - Principal Electrical Engineer, Public Works Department, New South Wales
1950 -
Career position - Member, Manpower Allocation Committee, Commonwealth of Australia
c. 1952
Career position - Deputy Chief Engineer, Power Supply, Electricity Commission of New South Wales
1960
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

Published resources

Books

  • Thornton, J. G.; Saxby, C. A., and Aston, F. J., The Tallawarra Power Station Project of the Southern Electricity Supply of New South Wales (Sydney: New South Wales Department of Public Works, 1950), 38 pp. Details

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