Goodman, Cyril William (1893 - 1978)

Summary

Cyril Goodman, CBE BE FIEAust FIEE, was Chairman, The English Electric Company of Australia Pty Ltd.; Chairman, Electric Industries Advisory Committee, Defence Production; President, Australian Association of British Manufacturers; as well as being a Director of many other public companies.

In his early career, he was an electrical engineer with English Electric Co. Ltd. in England, 1919 - 1925, then in Victoria, 1924 - 1931; and later with Siemens (Australia) Pty. Ltd. in New South Wales.

He was active within the Institution of Engineers, Australia, was Chairman of the Sydney Division in 1944 and 1946, and was a Councillor from 1949 to 1956.

His distinguished community service was recognised when he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1960.

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Chronology

1915

Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Adelaide

1916

Award - Angas Engineering Scholarship, University of Adelaide

1917 - 1919

Military service - First World War. Lieutenant, Australian Imperial Forces [Discharged in England, employed in London, as an electrical engineer]

1919 - 1925

Career position - Engineer, English Electric Co. Ltd., United Kingdom

1920

Career event - Associate Member (AMIEE), Institution of Electrical Engineers, London

1921

Career event - Representative of the University of Adelaide, at Congress of the Universities of the Empire, in London [with Prof Darnley Naylor, O H T Rischbeth, H L Brose]

1924 - 1931

Career position - Manager in Victoria, English Electric Co. Ltd.

c. 1926 - c. 1933

Career position - General manager, Siemen's Proprietary (Australia) Ltd, Sydney

1927

Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

1932

Career position - Committee member, Electrical Engineering Branch, Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers Australia

c. 1936 - c. 1960

Career position - General Manager, English Electric Company of Australia Pty. Ltd.

1937

Career event - Business trip to England

1937

Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

1944 - 1945

Career position - Chairman, Sydney Division, Institution of Engineers Australia

1945 - 1948

Career position - Chairman, N.S.W. Council, Australian Association of British Manufacturers

1946 - 1947

Career position - Chairman, Sydney Division, Institution of Engineers Australia

1949 - 1956

Career position - Member of Council, Institution of Engineers Australia

Jun 1951

Career event - Representative of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Joint Engineering Conference in London, on the occasion of the Festival of Britain [with W R Hebblewhite]

1954 - 1959

Career position - President, Australian Association of British Manufacturers

1956 -

Career position - Director, Kandos Cement Co. Ltd.

31 Dec 1960

Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - In recognition of service to the public

13 Sep 1968

Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]

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Published resources

Edited Books

• Legge, J. S. ed., Who's who in Australia 1968 (Melbourne, Victoria: The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, 1968), 955 pp. "Goodman, Cyril William", p.354. Details

Journal Articles

• Goodman, C. W., 'Chairman's Address [Sydney Division] - Notes on British Engineering Industry', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 17 (6) (1945), 117-120. Details
• Wheadon, F. W. H.; Just, J. S.; Harvey, R. M.; Crawford, J. M.; Carter, H. G.; Goodman, C. W.; Fremlin, K., 'The Adelaide Electric Supply Company's system (Discussions and communications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 9 (9) (1937), 355-357. Details

Resources

• CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Goodman C W', 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=4774202. Details