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Biographical entry Wilkins, Thomas (1887 - 1946)
- Born
- 18 October 1887
Ballina, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 12 November 1946
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
Thomas Wilkins was a consulting electrical engineer to the University of Sydney from 1931 to 1946. He also ran a private consulting practice in Sydney from 1919 to 1933.
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Events
- 1911
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1912 - 1914
- Career position - Engineer with the New South Wales Railways
- 1914 - 1919
- Career position - Assistant Censor for New South Wales
- 1916 - 1917
- Career position - War service with the Australian Imperial Force
- 1919 - 1933
- Career position - Consulting Engineer in Sydney
- 1931 - 1938
- Career position - Consulting Electrical Engineer with the Cancer Research Commission at the University of Sydney
- 1933 - 1946
- Career position - Consulting Electrical Engineer with the Office of Works at the University of Sydney
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Online Resources
- 'Wilkins, Thomas', 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/P001842p.htm. Details
- 'Wilkins, Thomas', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474258. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 September 2005
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