Person

Michell, Frank Couch (1912 - 2012)

Born
23 March 1912
Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
Died
24 February 2012
late of Tuncurry, formerly of Nabiac and Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Civil engineer

Summary

Frank Michell MIEAust established a consulting practice with Jack Hallett in 1935, and in 1944 went into partnership with Bob Crooks to form the consulting engineering firm R Crooks and F C Michell. The firm became Crooks Michell Peacock in 1953, and Crooks Michell Peacock Stewart in 1961.

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Chronology

1935
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1935 - 1944
Career position - Consulting engineer with Jack Hallett
1938
Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1941
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1944
Career event - Partnered with Bob Crooks, to form consulting engineering firm R Crooks and F C Michell
1953
Career event - Partner in the firm Crooks Michell Peacock
1953
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1961
Career event - Partner in the firm Crooks Michell Peacock Stewart
1970 - 1972
Career position - Member, Export Development Council, Commonwealth of Australia
1998
Award - Civilian Service Medal 1939-1945

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Archival resources

University of Newcastle, Living Histories

  • Peter Michell interviewed by Peter Murray for the Engineers Australia Newcastle Division oral history project, 2006, Folder No.41; University of Newcastle, Living Histories. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Clarke, Michael; Lindsay, Judy, 'Time to blow our own trumpet! [Engineering Heritage Committee oral history program]', Newsletter of Engineering Heritage Australia, 13 (Jul 2002) (2002), 6-8. Details

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