Person
Macbeth, Robert Alexander (1896 - 1988)
- Born
- 12 May 1896
Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 1988
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer
Summary
Robert Macbeth, MIEAust, was a design civil engineer with the Public Works Department, Western Australia, and was associated with the design of the Samson Brook Dam (1941) and Stirling Dam (1948). The Stirling Dam being the highest earthfill dam constructed in Australia at that time.
In 1945, with R. J. Dumas, he was awarded the Warren Memorial Prize 1942, by the Institution of Engineers, Australia, for the paper "Design of the Samson Brook and Stirling Dams".
Details
Chronology
- 1914
- Award - Chamber of Mines scholarship, metallurgy, WA School of Mines
- 1915 - 1919
- Military service - First World War. Sapper, 13th Field Company Engineers, AIF
- 1920
- Education - Associate diploma (AWASM), Western Australian School of Mines
- 1921 - 1922
- Career position - Completed practical experience, Midland Railway Workshop, Western Australia
- 1923 -
- Career position - Design draughtsman, Public Works Department, Western Australia
- 1926
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1927 -
- Career position - Assistant engineer, Public Works Department, Western Australia [under A. L. Bent]
- c. 1941 - c. 1965
- Career position - Designing Engineer, Public Works Department, Western Australia
- 1942
- Award - Warren Memorial Prize, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 13 Sep 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Prizes of the Institution [Warren Memorial Prize 1942, 1943, 1944; Electrical Association Premium 1941;', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 17 (6) (1945), 116. 1942 Warren Memorial Prize, to Messrs R J Dumas, ME MIEAust, and R A Macbeth, AMIEAust, for their paper "Design of Samson Brook and Stirling Dams, Western Australia", presented before the Perth Division on 28 July 1941. Details
- Dumas, R. J.; Macbeth, R. A., 'Design of Samson Brook and Stirling Dams, Western Australia', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 13 (10) (1941), 231-239. Details
Resources
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Macbeth R A', 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=1993862. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Engineering Heritage : Biographies', in Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website, Engineering Heritage Australia, 2024, https://heritage.engineersaustralia.org.au/wiki/Person:Macbeth,_Robert. Biography: Robert Macbeth. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 24 November 2021, Last modified: 8 July 2025