Person
Gamble, George Edwin (1893 - 1955)
- Born
- 5 February 1893
Trentham, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 23 December 1955
Kew, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Mechanical engineer
Summary
George Gamble MVIE AMIEAust was a senior engineer with John Thompson (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. He patented an improved control valve for pressure filters in 1935, was active within the Victoria Institute of Engineers, and was President in 1938.
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Chronology
- 1915 - 1919
- Military service - First World War. Second Lieutenant, Royal Air Force [Australian Flying Corp AFC 1918-1919]
- 1921 - c. 1923
- Career position - Design engineer, Lighting and starting sets for automobiles, British Lighting and Ignition Company (BLIC)
- 1923
- Life event - Married, Edith May Wadlow, Erdington, Warwick, England
- c. 1924
- Life event - Moved to Australia
- c. 1924 - 1955
- Career position - Engineer, Manager, John Thompson (Aust.) Pty Ltd
- 1935
- Patent - 22535/1935 An improved control valve for pressure filters and the like
- 1938
- Career position - President, Victorian Institute of Engineers
- 1949
- Career event - Overseas tour. England and Germany to study trends in the design and manufacture of power plants
- 1950
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Transferred from Victorian Institute of Engineers]
- 1955
- Buried - Springvale Botanical Cemetery
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Gamble, G. E., 'Some usages of water treatment in industry (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1933-1934 (1935), 64-86. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24782. Details
- Gamble, G. E., 'Bagasse fired boilers (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1935-1936 (1937), 36-50. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24793. Details
- Gamble, G. E., 'Purification and sterilising equipment for modern swimming pools (Lecture)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1937-1938 (1939), 44-49. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24824. Details
- Gamble, G. E., 'Notes on the efficiency of water heaters', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1937-1938 (1939), 30-33. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24810. Details
- Gamble, G. E., 'Notes on modern boilers (Presidential Address 1939)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1939 (1940), 5-16. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24828. Details
Resources
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Gamble G E', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=4036643. Details
- CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992, 'NAA: A627, 22535/1935 : An improved control valve for pressure filters and the like', A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=5155925. Details
- IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, 'Application: 22535/1935. Title: An improved control valve for pressure filters and the like', Australian Patent search database, Commonwealth of Australia, 2015, https://ipsearch.ipaustralia.gov.au/patents/1935022535. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 2 September 2025, Last modified: 3 September 2025