Biographical entry Henry, Rodney Wilton (1915 - 1994)

Summary

Rodney Wilton Henry was managing director (1962-80) of Australian Newsprint Mills, for whom he had worked since 1946. He was a leader in the use of hardwood for making newsprint. During World War II he developed flashless gunpowder in England.

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Events

1936

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne

1938 - 1944

Career position - Technical Development Staff member at ICI in England

1944 - 1945

Career position - Manager of Newcastle Chemicals Company

1946

Career position - Chemist at Australian Newsprint Mills (ANM) in Boyer, Tasmania

1947 - 1956

Career position - Plant Deputy General Manager at ANM

1956 - 1962

Career position - General Manager of ANM

1962 - 1980

Career position - Managing Director of ANM

1972

Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

1974 - 1979

Career position - President of the National Safety Council

1981

Award - L R Benjamin Memorial Medal received

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Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Henry, Rodney Wilton', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473923. Details