Person

Lang, John Dunbeth (1915 - 2001)

Born: 18 June 1915
Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 9 June 2001
South Eastern Private Hospital, Noble Park, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Civil engineer

Summary

John Lang, BCE FIEAust, was a District Engineer with the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission Victoria, and researched the water resources of Victoria, Australia.

Details

Chronology

1934: Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
c. 1938: Education - Diploma of Civil Engineering (DipCE), Melbourne Technical College
c. 1940: Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne
c. 1941: Career event - Granted Certificate as Engineer of Water Supply, under Irrigation Act 1886 VIC
1942: Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1942 - 1945: Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant, Australian Army
1944: Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1963: Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
13 Sep 1968: Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]

Published resources

Journal Articles

Green, K. D.; Lang, J. D.; Ronalds, A. F., 'The utilization of river flow [Symposium, three papers]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 22 (4-5) (1950), 77-99. Details
Lang, J. D., 'Australian water resources, with particular reference to water supplies in Central Australia', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 18 (3) (1946), 51-61. Details

Resources

CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office, 'NAA: B883, VX117223', B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6093310. Details

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Created: 11 December 2025, Last modified: 16 December 2025

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