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Biographical entry Clapp, Harold Winthrop (1875 - 1952)
- Born
- 7 May 1875
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 21 October 1952
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Administrator
Summary
(Sir) Harold Winthrop Clapp was Chairman of the Victorian Railway Commissioners 1920-39 and Director-General of Land Transport to co-ordinate Commonwealth and State road and rail transport 1942-51.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Adam-Smith, Patsy, 'Clapp, Sir Harold Winthrop (1875-1952), railway administrator', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 1-3. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080002b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Clapp, Harold', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-479171. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003439. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 26 July 2006
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