Person

White, Norman Robert (Bob) (1911 - 2005)

Born
1 February 1911
Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Died
16 May 2005
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Engineer

Summary

Bob White, ME FIEAust, was Chairman of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria from 1971 until he retired in 1974. During that period he was involved with the Newport gas-fired power station, Snowy Mountains Scheme and Latrobe Valley power operations. In his previous role as Chief Distribution Engineer from 1949, he was responsible for extending electricity services to rural towns, replacing small local power stations, and to remote areas of Victoria.

He was involved with the Instution of Engineers, Victoria Division, and with his fluent French he became an Australian representative on the CIGRE (Conseil International des Grands Réseaux Électriques).

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Chronology

1933
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1933
Education - Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical, (BE), University of Queensland
1933 - 1934
Career position - Surveyor, Inkerman Irrigation Area Scheme, Queensland
1934 - 1937
Career position - Assistant Engineer / Engineer, Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania [Construction of hydro power stations, and high-voltage transmission systems]
1937 - 1948
Career position - Engineer, State Electricity Commission of Victoria [Ensuring power supplies during World War 2]
1938
Education - Master of Engineering (ME), University of Queensland
1939
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1949 - 1970
Career position - Chief Distribution Engineer, State Electricity Commission of Victoria
1950
Career event - Overseas study tour, Canada and USA [with Assistant General Manager SECV, W H Connolly]
1968
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
1971 - 1974
Career position - Chairman, State Electricity Commission of Victoria

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Published resources

Newspaper Articles

  • White, Deborah, 'Engineer did a power of good for the country [Obituary: Norman Robert White, engineer, community worker. 1-2-1911 - 16-5-2005]', The Age (2005), 14. Details

Theses

  • White, Norman Robert, 'High tension transmission design and construction', ME thesis, University of Queensland, 1937, 45 pp. Details

Ken McInnes

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