Person

Tindale, Harold (1887 - 1960)

FACI

Born
15 October 1887
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
1 September 1960
Formerly of Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Engineer

Summary

Harold Tindale was the Chief Chemist for the Australian Gas Light Company. He patented the 'Tindale' condenser and the 'Duratar' process of tar distillation.

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Chronology

1914
Life event - Married: Mildred A. Peake, Drummoyne, New South Wales
1919
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1925
Patent - Improvements in the method of cooling or heating fluids and apparatus therefor [26072/1925]
c. 1934
Career position - Member of Advisory Committee, Chemistry and Technological Museum
c. 1934
Award - Honorary Fellowship, Sydney Technical College
c. 1938 - 1952
Career position - General Manager, Australian Gas Light Company
1952
Life event - Retired

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Edited Books

  • Alexander, Joseph A. ed., Who's who in Australia 1950 (Melbourne: Colorgravure Publications, 1950). Pages 704-705. Details

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See also

  • Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_t.html. Details
  • Broomham, Rosemary, 'Chapter 8: Gas in Sydney' in Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney, Don Fraser, ed. (Crows Nest, New South Wales: Engineers Australia, 1989), pp. 169-184. Details

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