Person
Aston, Frank Joseph (1906 - 1995)
- Born
- 16 February 1906
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 13 December 1995
Woden Valley Hospital, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
Frank Aston, DipEE FIEAust, was Chief Engineer, Power Supply, Electricity Commission of New South Wales. During the 1930s he was the Electrical engineer, Victorian State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi, Victorian Railways Commission.
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Associated Works:
* Bunnerong Power Station;
* Victorian State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi;
* Lake Illawarra Power Station 1949.
Chronology
- 1929
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- c. 1930 - c. 1933
- Career position - Assistant engineer-in-charge, Bunnerong Power Station, Electricity Department, Municipal Council of Sydney, New South Wales
- 1931
- Education - Diploma in Electrical Engineering (DipEE), Sydney Technical College [honours and bronze medal]
- 1933
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- c. 1933 - 1940
- Career position - Electrical engineer, Victorian State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi, Victorian Railways Commission
- 1940 - 1942
- Career position - Superintendent engineer (Electrical and Mechanical), Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd.
- 1942 - 1943
- Military service - Second World War. Pilot officer, Royal Australian Air Force
- 1949
- Career position - Superintendent, Engineering and Mechanical equipment division, Works and Local Government, New South Wales
- 1952
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
- 1984
- Award - 50-year-membership plaque, Canberra division, 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
Journal Articles
- Aston, F. J., 'The Victorian State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 8 (1936), 343-. Details
- Aston, F. J.; Wilson, J., 'Planning the development of the electricity supply industry in New South Wales', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 36 (1964), 295-. Details
Resources
- CA 778, Air Services Branch; CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office, 'NAA: A9300, ASTON F J', A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=5384441. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 22 October 2024