Biographical entry Mawby, Maurice Alan Edgar (1904 - 1977)

Summary

Maurice Mawby was an expert in mining and metals treatment. He held many appointments including technical secretary (1941-1944) of the Commonwealth Copper and Bauxite Committee (Australia); manager of New Broken Hill (1944) where he was chief metallurgist; director of research and development with Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty Ltd (from 1945) and director of exploration and research at Zinc Corporation.

Details

Born 31 August 1904. Died 4 August 1977. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1969.

Related entries

Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Maurice Alan Mawby - Records, 1902 - 1977, 81/127; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Strahan, Frank, 'Mawby, Sir Maurice Alan Edgar (1904-1977)', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 15, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2000, pp. 333-335. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150394b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• 'Obituary; Sir Maurice Mawby, CBE', Proc.Australas.Inst.Min.Metall., vol. 263, 1977, pp. 1-2. Details
• Wark, I. W. And Ellis, E. G., 'Maurice Alan Edgar Mawby 1904-197', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 5, no. 1, 1980, pp. 104-128. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9800510104.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Mawby, Maurice', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-618484. Details
• Wark, I. W. and Ellis, E. G., 'Maurice Alan Edgar Mawby 1904-1977', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, http://www.science.org.au/fellows/memoirs/martyn.html. 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