Biographical entry Batty, Alton McAllan (1913 - 1984)

Summary

Alton McAllan Batty was Director of CSBP & Farmers Ltd from 1953 to 1975. It is one of the biggest fertilizer works in Australia. He is commemorated by the A.McA. Batty Medal of the Western Australian Branch of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, of which he was the inaugural recipient.

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1933

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

1934 - 1942

Career position - Senior Chemist with CSBP & Farmers in Fremantle, Western Australia

1936

Education - Diploma of Chemical Engineering completed at University College London

1942 - 1945

Career position - Chemist with CSBP & Farmers in Melbourne

1945 - 1950

Career position - Chemist-in-Charge at the Bassendean works in Perth

1950 - 1953

Career position - Technical superintendent of the Group

1953 - 1975

Career position - Head of CSBP & Farmers in Western Australia

1960 - 1963

Career position - President of the Western Australian Employers' Federation

1973 - 1976

Career position - Foundation President of the Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention

1974 - 1977

Career position - President and co-founder of the Farm Management Foundation of Australia

1976 - 1982

Career position - Chairman of the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Board

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Batty, Alton McAllan', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475510. Details