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Biographical entry Filmer, Walter Drowley (1865 - 1944)
- Born
- 1 September 1865
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 1944
Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
Walter Filmer was a pioneer of X-ray in Australia. He was an Honorary Electrician at Newcastle Hospital (1896-1910) and a Lecturer in Applied Electricity at Newcastle Technical College (1912-1930). During his career he wrote at least two scientific articles on X-rays.
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- 1884 - 1885
- Career position - Telegraph Officer with the New South Wales Post Office
- 1885 - 1912
- Career position - Telegraph Officer with the New South Wales Railways
- 1896 - 1910
- Career position - Honorary Electrician at Newcastle Hospital in New South Wales
- 1897
- Research - Publication of two papers in the Australian Technical Journal
- 1909 - 1912
- Career position - Temporary teacher at the Newcastle Technical College
- 1912 - 1930
- Career position - Lecturer in Applied Electricity Newcastle Technical College
- 1919
- Career position - Foundation member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1930
- Life event - Retired
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Online Resources
- 'Filmer, Walter Drowley', 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/P002227p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Filmer, Walter Drowley', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475456. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 29 June 1995, Last modified: 19 September 2008