Hughes, Walter Laurence (1917–1999)
Portrait of Walter Hughes by Graeme Inson
Courtesy of Christopher Hughes
Biographical Entries
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- Whitlam, Gough (university friend)
Portrait of Walter Hughes by Graeme Inson
Courtesy of Christopher Hughes
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Life Summary [details]
Birth
9 September,
1917
New Lambton,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
15 April,
1999
(aged 81)
Auchenflower, Brisbane,
Queensland,
Australia
Cause of Death
Religious Influence
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education
- Maitland Boys High School (NSW)
- University of Sydney (science)
- University of Sydney (engineering)
- New College, Oxford
Occupation or Descriptor
- company chief executive
- company director
- government adviser
- heavy mechanical equipment manufacturer
- machinery manufacturer
- marine engineer
- naval architect
- shipbuilder
Awards
- Rhodes Scholar
- Jack Finlay Award (Institution of Production Engineers)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- A. G. M. Michell medal