People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

14 February, 1910
Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand

Death

1 January, 1999 (aged 88)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• New Zealander

Education

• Adelaide High School
• Adelaide Teachers College
• University of Adelaide
• Harvard University (USA)

Occupation or Descriptor

• academic
• army officer
• company director
• geologist

Military Service

• World War II
• Royal Australian Engineers

Awards

• Institute Medal (Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy)
• Companion of the Order of Australia

Key Organisations

• Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
• CSIRO
• Geological Society of Australia (national)
• Geological Society of London
• Kathleen Investments (Australia) Ltd
• Santos Ltd
• Western Collieries Pty Ltd
• Australian Mineral Foundation
• Poseidon Ltd
• Australian Oil & Gas Corporation
• Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
• Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association

Workplaces

• Oil Search Ltd
• BHP
• University of Adelaide (geology)