Biographical entry Gabriel, Gordon Escott (1885 - 1964)

Summary

Gordon Escott Gabriel worked for the New South Wales Department of Mines 1930-52, being appointed Inspector of Mines in 1934. After his retirement from the Department he worked as a Consulting Mining Engineer and Director of Tullabong Tin Syndicate.

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Events

1911

Education - Educated Sydney Technical College (A.S.T.C.)

1912 - 1913

Education - Studied Mine Manager's Certificate at Cobar, Broken Hill and Emmaville, New South Wales

1914 - 1919

Career position - War Service with the 1st Light Horse and 12 Field Co. of the Australian Engineers

1916

Award - Military Medal

1919 - 1923

Career position - Experimental Metallurgist, then Chief Assayer, at Junction North Mine Broken Hill

1924 - 1930

Career position - Manager of the South Comet Lead and Zinc Mine

1930

Career position - Joined the New South Wales Department of Mines

1934 - 1952

Career position - Inspector of Mines for the New South Wales Department of Mines

1940 - 1942

Career position - War service with the Royal Australian Engineers

c. 1952 -

Career position - Consulting Mining Engineer and Director of Tullabong Tin Syndicate

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Gabriel, Gordon Escott', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473539. Details