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.

Details

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

Ken McInnes

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