Person
Mackay, Reginald William John (1901 - 1971)
- Born
- 23 March 1901
Parkes, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 4 September 1971
late of Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
Reginald Mackay was the Chief Electrical Engineer, and Senior Administrator (or Chief Assistant to the Commissioner) 1956-1966 of the Department of Railways, New South Wales. Apart from a brief period obtaining experience abroad, Mackay's whole professional life was with the Railway's Department, having commenced as an Assistant electrical engineer in 1929, soon after graduating. For most of his life he was also involved with the Institution of Engineers Australia: serving as Chairman of the Sydney Division, as a National Councillor, as Vice-President, and as President.
Details
Technical Papers:
* "The heating of power cables".
Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Vol.11 (1939), pp.123-132.
Chronology
- 1919
- Career event - Member, Sydney University Engineering Society
- 1919
- Career event - Foundation Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1922
- Education - Bachelor of Science, with honours (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1924
- Award - University Medal, University of Sydney
- 1924
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering, with first class honours (BE), University of Sydney
- 1924 - 1926
- Career position - Engineer, Australian Westinghouse Electrical Company, Sydney
- 1926
- Award - Walter and Eliza Hall travelling fellowship in engineering, University of Sydney
- 1926
- Award - Peter Nicol Russell medal for post graduate research, University of Sydney
- 1926 - 1928
- Career position - Research Fellow in engineering, University of Sydney
- 1928 - 1929
- Career position - Engineer, Australian Westinghouse Electrical Company, Sydney
- 1929
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1929 - 1946
- Career position - Assistant Electrical Engineer, then Electrical Engineer, New South Wales Department of Railways
- 1938
- Education - Master of Engineering (ME), University of Sydney
- 1939
- Award - Electrical Association Premium 1939, Institution of Engineers Australia - for paper "The Heating of Power Cables" - Awarded 1943
- 1941
- Education - Bachelor of Economics, with honours (BEc), University of Sydney
- 1942
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1942
- Career position - Chairman, Sydney Division, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1943 - 1958?
- Career position - Councillor, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1946 - 1950
- Career position - Chief Assistant Electrical Engineer, Department of Railways, New South Wales
- 1950 - 1956
- Career position - Chief Electrical Engineer, Department of Railways, New South Wales
- 1954 - 1955
- Career position - Vice-President, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1956
- Career position - President, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1956 - 1966
- Career position - Senior Administrator, Department of Railways, New South Wales
- 1966
- Life event - Retired
- 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary : Reginald William John Mackay', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 43 (12) (1971), 26. Details
Resources
- 'Mackay, Reginald William John (1901-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473853. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Mackay, Reginald William John', 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/P001735p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 March 2023
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