Biographical entry Hudson, William (1896 - 1978)

Summary

(Sir) William Hudson was Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority 1949-67 and set up many other dams. Hudson's other roles include Chairman of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales and President of the National Safety Council of Australia. He is commemorated by the Sir William Hudson Memorial Home for aged persons in Cooma.

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Events

1920

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of London

1920 - 1922

Career position - Assistant Engineer in the Hydro-Electric Section of Armstrong Whitworth & Co in London

1922 - 1924

Career position - Assistant Engineer of railway construction in the New Zealand Public Works Department and on the Mangahao hydro-electric scheme

1924 - 1927

Career position - Engineer in charge of the construction of Arapuni Dam, New Zealand

1927

Career position - Engineer with the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board of Sydney

1928 - 1931

Career position - Assistant Research Engineer on the construction of Nepean Dam, New South Wales

1931 - 1937

Career position - Engineer in charge of construction of the Gallaway Hydro-Electrical Scheme in Scotland (working for Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners (London))

1937 - 1943

Career position - Research Engineer with the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board, working on the construction of the Woronora Dam in Sydney

1943 - 1948

Career position - Chief Construction Engineer with the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board

1948 - 1949

Career position - Engineer-in-Chief with the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board

1949 - 1967

Career position - Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority

1955

Award - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

1957

Award - Australian Engineering Award received

1959

Award - Kernot Memorial Medal received

1964 -

Award - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)

1966

Award - James Cook Medal received from the Royal Society of New South Wales

1975

Award - Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

1975

Award - Australian Welding Institute Annual Award received

1975

Award - Order of the White Cross Annual Award for services to Australia received

Related entries

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

• William Hudson - Records, 1896 - 1970, TRC 121/5; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Sparke, Eric, 'Hudson, Sir William (1896-1978), Civil Engineer', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 14, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 510-512. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140579b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'William Hudson - Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority', in The 1997 Australian Science Festival, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/other/asf_scientists.htm#william. Details
• 'William Hudson', in Heroes, 2000, http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/hudson.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Hudson, William', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-535561. Details

See also

• 'Dr Keith Thomas Henry Farrer OBE MA DSc FTSE - Biographical Note', Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=648. Details
• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P001487. Details