Biographical entry McDonald, Donald (1908 - )
- Born
- 23 June 1908
Creswick, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Radio engineer
Summary
Donald McDonald was an engineer with the Postmaster-General's Department from 1931, its Director of Technical Services from 1952 and a member of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board.
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Events
- 1932
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1935 - 1951
- Career position - Research Engineer at the Postmaster-General's Department
- 1952 - 1965
- Career position - Director of Technical Services at the Postmaster-General's Department
- 1965 - 1973
- Career position - Member of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon., 'Memorial to Donald Macdonald', Victorian Naturalist, vol. 56, 1940, p. 172. Details
- Balmford, Peter, 'Newspapers as a Source of Information about Natural History', Victorian Naturalist, vol. 102, no. 1, 1985, pp. 20-27. Details
Online Resources
- 'McDonald, Donald', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001732p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'McDonald, Donald', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475433. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 July 2005
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