Biographical entry Raws, William Lennon (Lennon) (1878 - 1958)

Summary

(Sir) William Lennon (Lennon) Raws was first managing director of Imperial Chemical Industries (Australia) Ltd (I.C.I.A.N.Z. from 1929) 1928-46, vice-chairman 1933-34 and chairman 1934-46. He was involved in having Australian brown coal evaluated in the UK during the 1920s and 30s with a view to liquefying it to produce synthetic petrol, a process which became very important during World War II.

Published resources

Book Sections

• Langmore, Diane, 'Raws, Sir William Lennon (1878-1958), businessman', in Geoffrey Serle (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988, pp. 336-337. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110350b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Raws William Lennon', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477087. 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=P003883. Details
• Wisdom, John, A History of Defence Science in Australia, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Melbourne, 1995, 267 pp. Details