Person

Tivey, John Proctor (1883 - 1968)

Kt

Born
28 April 1883
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Died
1968
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Engineer and Industrialist

Summary

Sir John Tivey worked for Australian General Electric Pty Ltd. from 1913, becoming Chief Engineer in 1929 and Director in 1945. He was educated at the University of Sydney (BA, BSc, BE).

Details

Chronology

1911
Career position - Lecturer, University of Queensland
1913 - c. 1928
Career position - Engineer, Australian General Electric
3 Mar 1914
Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
1919
Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1921
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1929 - 1945
Career position - Chief Engineer, Australian General Electric
1938 - 1939
Career position - President, Electrical Manufacturers' Association
1940
Career position - Chairman, Technical Standards Division
1941
Career position - President, Institution of Engineers, Australia
1945
Career position - Director, Australian General Electric
1948
Career position - President, Associated Chambers of Manufacturers of Australia
1948 - 1949
Career position - President, Chamber of Manufacturers New South Wales
1955
Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt)
1956
Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia

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Published resources

Journal Articles

  • 'Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1956 Award [Sir John Tivey, BA BSc BE MIEAust]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 28 (1956), 315. Details
  • 'Obituary : John Proctor Tivey', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 40 (1968), N119. Details
  • 'First members of institution [Diamond Jubilee feature article]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 51 (20) (1979), 69. 'Registered member number 8'. Details
  • Tivey, J. P., 'Notes on electrification of railways, special reference to the direct current system', Journal and abstract of proceedings of the Sydney University Engineering Society, 20 (1915-1917), 95-106, https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/SUES/article/view/2334. Details
  • Tivey, J. P., 'Standardisation in the electrical industry in Australia', Proceedings of the Electrical Association of Australia, New South Wales Section, 3 (1916-17), 99-108. Details

Reports

  • Institution of Engineers Australia, Thirty-seventh Annual Report [1956] (1957), 14 pp. 'Prizes - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal (1956 Award), to Sir John Tivey, BA BSc BE MIEAust, Sydney Division', p.2. Details

Resources

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