Person
Strom, Harold Greve (1894 - 1971)
- Born
- 1894
Brighton, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 17 August 1971
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer
Summary
Harold Strom BCE FIEAust, was a Divisional engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria for more than 20 years, and was Chairman of the Soil Conservation Board 1940-1945. He was a recognised authority on water supply, river flow and control, and soil conservation, and he authored a major book, published by the Commission that became the standard text on the subject.
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Chronology
- 1916 - 1919
- Military service - First World War, Lieutenant, 10th Field Company Engineers, AIF
- 1919
- Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1921
- Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne [Completion delayed due to Military service]
- 1923 -
- Career position - Engineer, State Rivers and water Supply Commission [at Pyramid Hill]
- 1936 -
- Career position - Divisional Engineer for Rivers and Reclamation, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission
- 1936 -
- Career position - Commission's representative, Soil Erosion Committee
- 1936 -
- Career position - Victorian Representative, Interstate Committee, River Murray frontage
- 1936 -
- Career position - Victorian Representative, Interstate Committee, Rivers and Streams Committee
- 1938
- Lecture - Presented paper: "Soil Erosion" to Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1938
- Lecture - Presented paper at conference on erosion at Tallangatta, Victoria
- 1940 - 1945
- Career position - Chairman, Soil Conservation Board
- 1941
- Career event - Book published: "River control in New Zealand and Victoria"
- 1942 - 1944
- Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant, Australian Army, Evacuation Committee of State Emergency Services, and in an engineering capacity on defence works, Central Australia
- 1944 - c. 1959
- Career position - Divisional Engineer for Rivers and Streams Division, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission
- 1948
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1948 - c. 1952
- Career position - Member, Sludge Abatement Board [vice L R East, retired]
- 1951
- Lecture - Presented paper: "River Improvement in Victoria" to Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers Australia
- c. 1959
- Life event - Retired
- 1962
- Career event - Book published: "River improvement and drainage in Australia and New Zealand"
- 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
Related entries
Children
Published resources
Books
- Strom, H. G., River control in New Zealand and Victoria (Melbourne: State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, 1941), 131 pp. Details
- Strom, H. G., River improvement and drainage in Australia and New Zealand (Armadale, VIC: State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, 1962), 378 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Strom, H. G., 'River Improvement in Victoria', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 23 (1951), 129-. Details
Resources
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Strom Harold Greve', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=8095403. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 15 November 2023