Biographical entry Burton, John Ralph (1929 - 2000)

Summary

John Burton was professor of natural resources at the University of New England, 1971-1995. He had previously held a number of engineering positions in Australia and New Zealand.

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Events

1951 - 1954

Career position - Assistant Engineer at the Public Works Department in New South Wales

1954 - 1960

Career position - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of New South Wales

1961 - 1965

Career position - Foundation Professor of Agricultural Engineering and Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Engineering Institute at Lincoln College, New Zealand

1967 - 1970

Career position - Director and Deputy Chairman of the New Zealand Inventions Development Authority

1971 - 1995

Career position - Foundation Professor of natural resources at the University of New England, New South Wales

1972 - 1974

Career position - Chairman of the Commonwealth Government Inquiry into flooding Lake Pedder

1977 - 1984

Career position - Member of the New South Wales Clean Waters Advisory Committee

1990

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

1995

Life event - Retired

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

• Duggin, John, 'Obituary: Emeritus Professor John Ralph Burton, AO, Academic, advisor and consultant', The Age, 19 September 2000. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Burton, J R', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458924. Details