Person

Bethell, Peter Sedgfield (1922 - 2017)

Born
1 December 1922
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
4 July 2017
Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Electrical engineer

Summary

Peter Bethell, BSc DPA MIEAust, was a member of the team which developed a Teleprinter Reperforator Switching System, 'TReSS,' in 1959. The system involved storing all messages on perforated tape at the Chief Telegraph Office in capital cities and forwarding to nominated post offices or printergram terminals when switching equipment, links and receiving equipment were available for transmission.

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Chronology

1940 - 1945
Career position - Clerk, Postmaster-General's Department, Melbourne
1943 - 1945
Military service - World War 2. Private, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps (AEME)
1945 - 1949
Career position - Cadet engineer, Postmaster-General's Department, Melbourne
c. 1949
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne [??]
1949 - 1951
Career position - Engineer, Telegraph Maintenance Division, Postmaster-General's Department, Victoria
1952 - 1962
Career position - Engineer, Telegraph Section, Headquarters, Postmaster-General's Department, Melbourne
1962
Education - Diploma in Public Administration (DPA), University of Melbourne
1962 - 1965
Career position - Liaison Engineer, Postmaster-General's Department, Australia House, London
1963
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
c. 1965 - 1975
Career position - Senior engineer, Planning Branch, Postmaster General's Department, Melbourne [Responsible for Traffic engineering]
1968
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
1975 - c. 1987
Career position - Superintending engineer, Engineering Department, Planning Division, Planning Services Branch, Postmaster General's Department, Melbourne
1976
Career event - Eighth International Teletraffic Conference, Melbourne
c. 1987
Life event - Retired

Collaborator

  • Edwards, B.

    Member of the team which developed a Teleprinter Reperforator Switching System, 'TReSS,' in 1959.

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See also

Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes

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