Simcock, George O'Kell (1896 - 1954)

Summary

George Simcock AMIEAust was the Manager of Australian Glass Manufacturers Co. Pty Ltd at Spotswood in Victoria, from c1923 to 1953, and was also the Victorian Technical Manager, Australian Consolidated Industries Limited (ACI) 1939 to 1953. In 1936 the first translucent hollow glass bricks in Australia were manufactured at the Spotswood plant of Australian Glass Manufacturers Co. Ltd, and he promoted these widely to the building industry. He was active within the engineering profession and the Victorian Institute of Engineers, serving on its Council, and was Vice president in 1933 and President 1934 - 1935. He also actively supported the local communities of Spotwood, Williamstown and Footscray.

Simcock Avenue, Spotswood is named after him.

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Chronology

1918 - 1919

Military service - First World War. British Expeditionary Force

1920

Life event - Married, Helen (Nellie) Potter, Padgate, Lancaster, England

1921

Career position - Foreman engineer, United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Ltd, Sherdley Glassworks, St.Helens England

1923

Life event - Migrated to Victoria, Australia

c. 1923 - 1953

Career position - Assistant Manager / Manager, Australian Glass Manufacturers Co. Ltd / Australian Glass Manufacturers Co. Pty Ltd, Spotswood, Victoria

5 Sep 1928

Career event - Member (MVIE), Victorian Institute of Engineers [Sponsors: R E Jardine, A E Hughes]

1930

Patent - Improvements in and connected with machine tools adapted for copying or profiling operations [25671/1930]

1933

Career position - Vice-president, Victorian Institute of Engineers

1934

Patent - Improvements in and connected with milk bottles and the like [17184/1934]

1934 - 1935

Career position - President, Victorian Institute of Engineers

1936

Lecture - Lecture "The uses of glass in modern building practice"

1938

Award - Life governor, Williamstown Hospital

1939

Life event - President, Footscray Rotary Club

1939 - 1953

Career position - Victorian Technical Manager, Australian Consolidated Industries Limited (ACI)

1950

Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Transferred from Victorian Institute of Engineers]

1953

Life event - Retired. Victorian Technical Manager, Australian Consolidated Industries Limited (ACI), Victorian Manager of Australian Glass Manufacturers' Co. Pty Ltd

1954

Buried - Cremated, Springvale Botanical Cemetery

Related entries

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Simcock, G. O'Kell, 'The origin and history of glass (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1931-1932 (1933), 41-54. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24744. Details
• Simcock, G. O'Kell, 'The uses of glass in modern building practice (Presidential Address 1936)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1935-1936 (1937), 6-24. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24797. Details
• Simcock, G. O'Kell, 'An insight into modern methods of manufacture of glass (Presidential Address 1935)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1935-1936 (1937), 6-22. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24788. Details

Newspaper Articles

• 'ACI chief retires [George Simcock]', Williamstown Chronicle (1953), 1, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70696815. Details
• 'Well-known works manager dies suddenly [George Simcock]', Williamstown Chronicle (1954), 1, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70699146. Details

Resources

• IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, 'Application: 17184/1934. Title: Improvements in and connected with milk bottles and the like', Australian Patent search database, Commonwealth of Australia, 2015, https://ipsearch.ipaustralia.gov.au/patents/1934017184. Details
• IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, 'Application: 25671/1930. Title: Improvements in and connected with machine tools adapted for copying or profiling operations', Australian Patent search database, Commonwealth of Australia, 2015, https://ipsearch.ipaustralia.gov.au/patents/1930025671. Details