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Book

Author
Collis, Brad; Tagaza, Emilia
Title
Victoria's emerging engineering heroes - sustaining technology leadership
Secondary Author
Institution of Engineers, Australia
Imprint
Government of Victoria, 1998, 18 pp
Description

Includes the following brief profiles:
* Rodney Tucker: speeding up communications;
* Pat McCluskey and Pat Boland: computer-controlled grinding machines;
* Paul Blanche: stormwater cleaning technology;
* Nui Wang: park brakes with very few parts;
* Peter Faulkner and Ross Porter: reviving Victorian manufacturing icons;
* Laurie Sparke: car safety breakthroughs;
* Caroline Forrest: engineering in war zones;
* John Floyd: revolutionary smelting technology.

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This Edition: 2026 February - 1926 Centenaries
Kooyang - Gariwerd calendar - Late summer: late January to late March - season of eels
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Publisher: Swinburne University of Technology.

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