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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-02-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000026b.htm person Avery David AACR2 22 February 1871 27 October 1956 Place of Birth Bungaree, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Berwick, Victoria, Australia Industrial chemist David Avery studied under D.O. Masson at the University of Melbourne 1889-1894 and was head of the chemistry department of the Melbourne Working Men's College 1899-1911. As a consultant he worked for Amalgamated Zinc (de Bavay's) Ltd and other companies until 1933. He was prominent in the development of pulp and paper from Australian hardwoods. Avery helped to establish the firm Tasmanian Paper & Pulp Ltd. 1892 1892 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1894 1894 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1895 1896 Education - Studied medicine, University of Melbourne (completed degree?) 1897 1899 Career position - Manager of cyanide extractions, Black Horse Mine, Mount Egerton 1899 1911 Career position - Head, Department of Chemistry, Working Men's College, Melbourne 1901 Career position - Foundation member and Office-Bearer, Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria 1904 Career position - Member and Office-Bearer, Melbourne University Chemical Society 1911 1933 Career position - Private Consultant to various companies including, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Amalgamated Zinc (de Bavay's Ltd.) and the Electrolytic Zinc Co. of Australasia Ltd. 1914 1914 Career position - Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section B (Chemistry), British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting 1915 1915 Career position - Founded Avery & Anderson 1916 1919 Career position - Member of the Executive and Special Chemicals Committees, Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry 1918 Career position - Member and Office-Bearer, Australian Chemical Institute 1919 1921 Career position - Member of the Executive and Special Chemicals Committees of the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry 1922 1922 Career event - Elected Member (Mining and Metallurgy), Australian National Research Council 1924 1924 Career position - President, Rotary Club of Melbourne Working Men's College (1882 - 1933)

Head, Department of Chemistry, 1899-1911

 Amalgamated Zinc (de Bavay's) Ltd (1909 - ?)

Consultant for Amalgamated Zinc (de Bavay's) Ltd to 1933

 British Association for the Advancement of Science 84th Meeting (1914)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section B (Chemistry) 1914

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Member (Mining and Metallurgy) 1922 -

 Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry, Commonwealth of Australia (1920 - 1926)

Member, Provisional General Advisory Council 1920 - 1926

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 Avery, David (1871-1956)

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 'Avery, David', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Avery, David Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Currie, George; Graham, John The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Melbourne CSIRO 1966 Resource: RMIT University History RMIT University Archives RMIT University History RMIT University Archives 2022 Journal Article: The Preparation of Hyponitrites from Ethyl Nitrite in Alcoholic Solutions Avery, D. The Preparation of Hyponitrites from Ethyl Nitrite in Alcoholic Solutions Adelaide Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1894 Report of the fifth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 5 320-322 Book Section: Avery, David (1871-1956), chemical consultant Radford, Joan T. Avery, David (1871-1956), chemical consultant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1979 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 125-126 Book: Avery's Legacy: a History of the Department of Applied Chemistry, RMIT Brady, Peter H. Avery's Legacy: a History of the Department of Applied Chemistry, RMIT Melbourne MBE Business Service Centre 2004 Review: Chemistry in Australia Rae, Ian 2005 Chemistry in Australia 72 9 39-40 David Avery - Records The University of Melbourne Archives David Avery - Records 1924 - 1936 Correspondence, reports and newspaper cuttings relating to experimentation and production of paper from eucalypts; examplesof early paper products, 1924-36 [30 cm]. 0.3 m David Avery in Retirement at Berwick David Avery in Retirement at Berwick Avery Family Papers. Courtesy Peter Brady. David Avery and Family David Avery and Family Avery Family Papers. Courtesy Peter Brady. David Avery, 1 September 1921 David Avery, 1 September 1921 Avery Family Papers. Courtesy Peter Brady.

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