Person
Thornton, John George (c. 1905 - 1965)
- Born
- c. April 1905
Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 16 December 1965
Killara, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer and Public servant
Summary
John Thornton, BSc BE MIEAust, was the Deputy Chief Engineer, Power Supply, Electricity Commission of New South Wales. In 1950 he was appointed a member of the Menzies Federal Government manpower allocation committee. For many years he was a member of the New South Wales Local Government Electrical Engineering Examination Committee.
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Associated Projects:
* Lake Illawarra Power Station 1949
Chronology
- 1925
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1931
- Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- c. 1938
- Career position - Assistant chief installation inspector, Sydney County Council
- 1940
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- c. 1948 - c. 1952
- Career position - Principal Electrical Engineer, Public Works Department, New South Wales
- 1950 -
- Career position - Member, Manpower Allocation Committee, Commonwealth of Australia
- c. 1952
- Career position - Deputy Chief Engineer, Power Supply, Electricity Commission of New South Wales
- 1960
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
Published resources
Books
- Thornton, J. G.; Saxby, C. A., and Aston, F. J., The Tallawarra Power Station Project of the Southern Electricity Supply of New South Wales (Sydney: New South Wales Department of Public Works, 1950), 38 pp. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 22 October 2024