Loxton, Harold Thomas (1911 - 1989)

Summary

Harold Loxton, OBE BSc MCE FIEAust, was Chairman of the Commonwealth Bureau of Roads from 1965 until 1977. Earlier in his career he played a major part in the establishment of the Weapons Research Establishment at Salisbury and Woomera, South Australia and was Deputy Director, Engineering for eight years.

He was active within the Institution of Engineers Australia, as a member, vice-chairman, chairman of Division committes in South Australia and Victoria, as a national councillor and was active on the technical committes of the Institutoion. He was also a Councillor, Institute of Urban Studies, and a Fellow, Australian Institute of Management. His significant service was recognised when he was a appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1977.

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Chronology

c. 1924 - c. 1928

Education - Swinburne Technical College

1929 - 1938

Military service - Lieutenant, Civilian Militia Forces, Australian Military Forces

1933

Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

1933

Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE(Hons)), University of Melbourne

c. 1933 - 1939

Career position - Engineer, Country Roads Board, Victoria

1936

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne

1938

Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

1939 - 1945

Career position - Engineer, Munitions Supply Laboratories, Department of Munitions, Commonwealth of Australia

1945 - c. 1954

Career position - Assistant Chief, Roads and Aerodrome Engineer, Commonwealth Department of Works

1949

Education - Master of Civil Engineering (MCE), University of Melbourne

c. 1954 - c. 1957

Career position - Engineer, Research and Development Branch, Department of Supply

c. 1955

Career position - Member, Australian National Committee of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

c. 1957 - 1965

Career position - Deputy Director, Engineering, Weapons Research Establishment

c. 1961

Career position - Committee Member, South Australian Division, Institution of Engineers Australia

c. 1961

Career position - Deputy Controller, Planning, Weapons Reasearch Establishment, Salisabury, South Australia

1965 - c. 1977

Career position - Chairman, Commonwealth Bureau of Roads

13 Sep 1968

Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]

1970 -

Career position - Member of Council, Institution of Engineers Australia

1971

Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

c. 1972 - c

Career position - Committee Member, Victorian Division, Institution of Engineers Australia

1972 -

Career position - Member of Council, Institution of Engineers Australia

1974 -

Career position - Member of Council, Institution of Engineers Australia

1974 - 1975

Career position - Vice-chairman, Victorian Division, Institution of Engineers Australia

1976 - 1977

Career position - Chairman, Victorian Division, Institution of Engineers Australia

c. 1977

Life event - Retired

31 Dec 1977

Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - Road engineering [Award ID: 1108783]

1989

Buried - Cremated, Springvale Botanical Cemetery

Published resources

Journal Articles

• 'Harold Loxton - New Division Chairman', The Chartered Engineer Victoria, 20 (8) (1976), 3. Details
• Brown, G. L.; Loxton, H. T., 'Load calibration equipment for testing machines', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 16 (12) (1944), 235-239. Details
• Chapman, Robert William; Olsen, Paul Engberg; Gawith, A. H.; Loxton, H. T., 'The effect of the addition of finely ground inert material to concrete (Corrigenda)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 12 (1) (1940), 9. Details
• Chapman, Robert William; Olsen, Paul Engberg; Wigg, R. M.; Turnball, J. MacN.; Poole, G. G.; Johnson, C. G. F.; Gawith, A. H.; Loxton, H. T.; Burgess, J. H., 'The effect of the addition of finely ground inert material to concrete (Discussions and communications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 11 (11) (1939), 383-388. Details
• Loxton, H. T., 'Engineering at the Weapons Research Establishment', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 33 (4-5) (1961), 144-146. Details
• Loxton, H. T., 'Statutory authorities and the engineer', The Chartered Engineer Victoria (1980), 5, 7. Details

Resources

• CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 2001, Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B4747, LOXTON/HAROLD THOMAS', B4747 Army Militia service records, attestation documents, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=9296227. Details