Person
Tipper, John Duncan (1886 - 1970)
- Born
- 4 August 1886
West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 8 September 1970
Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer and Conservationist
Summary
John Tipper established the Muogamarra Sanctuary, a private sanctuary in New South Wales in 1934. He belonged to the Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia. In 1928 he became founding president of the Rangers' League of New South Wales - a volunteer group dedicated to preserving natural bushland and preventing bushfires. In 1932 he helped to found the Australian Bushland Conservation Association.
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Chronology
- 1910 - 1917
- Career position - Tracer, Electrical Tramways Branch, NSW Government Railways and Tramways
- 1917
- Education - Associate Diploma Electrical Engineering, Sydney Technical College
- 1917 - 1929
- Career position - Draftsman / Assistant Engineer, NSW Government Railways and Tramways
- 1919
- Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1929 - 1952
- Career position - Engineer, Chief Electrical Engineer's Branch, Department of Railways, New South Wales
- 1952
- Life event - Retired
- 13 Sep 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
Published resources
Book Sections
- Gowers, Richard, 'Tipper, John Duncan (1886-1970), conservationist and electrical engineer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 399-400. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/tipper-john-duncan-11867. Details
Journal Articles
- Tipper, T. D., 'The paddle steamer "Kangaroo"', Quarterly Bulletin, Institution of Engineers, Australia, 3 (1926), 194-. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535359. Details
- 'Tipper, John Duncan (1886-1970)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464643. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 25 June 2026