Person
Callow, John Alfred (Jac) (1919 - 2017)
- Born
- 5 December 1919
Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 15 August 2017
late of SandBrook Aged Care, Burleigh Waters, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
John Callow, ME BComm FIEAust, was System Design Engineer, with the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, from 1951.
Details
Mr. Callow obtained his diploma at the Hobart Technical College in 1942, while employed in the Electrical Designs Branch of the Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania. Continuing his studies part-time at the University of Tasmania, he took the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce. In 1948. he joined the 220 kV transmission line design section of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.
In 1949 Mr. Callow was selected by the Department of Supply for overseas training and, after a few months with Long Range Weapons in South Australia; was sent to the United Kingdom for 2 years, during which time he studied power system analysis and design, and carried out research into switching transients. On returning to Australia in 1951, he transferred to the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, where he is attached to the System Design Branch, Electrical and Mechanical Division. In 1953 he was awarded the degree of Master of Engineering for a thesis on 'Switching Transients'.
Source: Brief biography of J A Callow when his paper was awarded the Electrical Engineering Prize 1954.
Chronology
- c. 1941 - c. 1948
- Career position - Draughtsman / Engineer, Hydro-Electric Commission, Tasmania
- 1942
- Education - Diploma of Electrical engineering? (DipEE)? University of Tasmania
- 1943
- Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1946
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering Science (BEngSc), University of Tasmania
- 1947
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1947
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Tasmania
- 1948
- Life event - Married Josephine Eva Fisher, Hobart
- 1948 - 1949
- Career position - Engineer, 220 kV transmission line design section, State Electricity Commission of Victoria.
- 1949
- Career position - Engineer, Long Range Weapons, South Australia
- 1949 - 1951
- Award - Department of Supply, Overseas study, United Kingdom [Studied power system analysis and design, researched switching transients]
- 1950
- Education - Bachelor of Commerce (BComm), University of Tasmania
- 1951 -
- Career position - System Design Engineer, Electrical and Mechanical Group, Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority
- 1953
- Education - Master of Engineering (ME), University of Tasmania [Thesis: 'Some aspects of the operation of circuit breakers in high-voltage power-systems']
- 1962
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 13 Sep 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Electrical Engineering Award - 1954 Award', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 27 (7-8) (1955), 214. Details
- Callow, J. A., 'Disconnection of long High Voltage transmission lines', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 26 (7-8) (1954), 142-150. Details
- Callow, J. A., 'Related characteristics of lighting arresters', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 31 (9) (1959), 233-234. Details
- Callow, J. A.; Mackley, R. W.; Furst, G. B.; and McLean, J. N., 'Earthing design of electrical installations in the Snowy Mountains Area (and Discussion)', Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Transactions, EM6 (1964), 45-. Details
Theses
- Callow, John Alfred, 'Some aspects of the operation of circuit breakers in high-voltage power-systems', ME thesis, University of Tasmania, 1952, https://doi.org/10.25959/23236730. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 27 May 2026