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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-22 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000199b.htm person Barraclough Samuel Henry Egerton KBE VD HonMIEAust HonMIMechE AACR2 25 October 1871 30 August 1958 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Mechanical engineer Consulting engineer Academic Civil engineer Sir Henry Egerton Barraclough was Professor of Mechanical Engineering and later Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney 1915-1941. During the First World War 1914-1918 he administered the Australian Munition Workers Scheme in London.

War service as censor with Intelligence and in charge of the Australian munitions workers in England and France.

1892 1892 Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship 1892 1892 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE (Civil)), University of Sydney 1894 1894 Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship, extended another year 1894 1894 Education - Master of Mechanical Engineer (MME), Sibley College of Engineering, Cornell University 1895 1896 Career position - Lecturer-in-charge, Department of (Applied) Physics, Sydney Technical College, and teacher of physics at Sydney High School 1897 1907 Career position - Lectured in military engineering, Department of Military Science, University of Sydney 1897 1907 Career position - Assistant lecturer, Mechanical engineering, Peter Nicol Russell school of engineering, University of Sydney 1 Mar 1898 1 Mar 1898 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1901 1902 Career position - Founder and founding President, Sydney University Engineering Society 1903 1904 Career position - Chairman, Engineering Section, Royal Society of New South Wales 15 Mar 1907 15 Mar 1907 Career event - Member (MIMechE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London 1908 1914 Career position - Assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney 1914 1915 Career position - President, Engineering Association of New South Wales 1914 1941 Career position - Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1919 1919 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - Army Staff Corps AIF 1920 1920 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1920 1920 Award - Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration (VD), for long and meritorious service as a part-time commissioned officer. 1920 1920 Award - Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) 2 Mar 1920 2 Mar 1920 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1922 1941 Career position - Membr of Council, Institution of Engineers Australia 1924 1933 Career position - Dean, Faculty of engineering, University of Sydney 1925 1933 Career position - Fellow, Senate, University of Sydney 1926 1926 Career event - Elected Member (Engineering), Australian National Research Council 1935 1935 Career position - President, Institution of Engineers Australia 1936 1941 Career position - Dean, Faculty of engineering, University of Sydney 1937 1937 Career position - President, Section H, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 11 May 1937 11 May 1937 Award - King George VI Coronation Medal 1938 1956 Career position - Fellow, Senate, University of Sydney 1939 1939 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia 1939 1939 Career position - President, Section H (Engineering and Architecture), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1943 1943 Award - Honorary Member (HonMIEAust), Institution of Engineers, Australia - For notable contributions to science and practice of engineering in Australia and to engineering education. Personal service in advancement of the Institution, Councillor (1922-1941) and President (1935) 17 Mar 1950 17 Mar 1950 Award - Honorary Member (HonMIMechE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London Swain, Herbert John (1882 - 1959)

Barraclough endorsed Swain's application for AMIMechE, 1912

 Harricks, Dudley Francis John (1880 - 1960)

Henry Barraclough MIMechE seconded Dudley Harricks nomination for MIMechE 1923

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

President, Section H (Engineering and Architecture) 1939

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Fellow of the Senate 1938 - 1951, 1925 - 1933.

 Sydney Technical College (1878 - 1992)

Lecturer-in-charge, Department of (Applied) Physics 1895 - 1896.

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Chairman, Engineering Section 1903 - 1904

 Selfe, Norman (1839 - 1911)

Norman Selfe MIMechE supported Henry Barraclough's nomination for MIMechE 1907.

 Standards Association of Australia (1929 - 1988)

Representative of the Institution of Engineers Australia, on the Council 1930-

 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship: 1892; extended another year 1894

 Gibson, William Hope Harnett (1892 - 1967)

Henry Barraclough MIMechE proposed William Gibson's application for AMIMechE 1919, and his transfer to MIMechE 1937

 Hawken, Roger William Hercules (1878 - 1947)

Henry Barraclough AssocMInstCE endorsed Roger Hawken's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1909.

 Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Elected Honorary Member 1943; President 1935; Councillor 1922 - 1941.

 Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1922 - )

Awarded the Medal 1939.

 Vogan, Harold James (1894 - 1981)

Henry Barraclough MInstCE endorsed Harold Vogan's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1921.

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

Member (Engineering) 1926 -

 Faculty of Engineering, The University of Sydney (1909 - )

Dean 1924-33, 1936-41; Professor of Mechanical Engineering 1914 - 1941; Assistant Professor 1908 - 1914; Assistant lecturer 1897 - 1907.

 Burnell, John Gurner (1885 - 1967)

Henry Barraclough AssocMInstCE endorsed John Burnell nomination for AssocMInstCE 1912

 Engineering Association of New South Wales (1870 - 1919)

President 1914 - 1915

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 Barraclough, Henry (1871-1958)

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 'Barraclough, Samuel Henry Egerton (Henry)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Barraclough, Samuel Henry Egerton (Henry) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Twenty-third Annual Report [1942] Institution of Engineers Australia Twenty-third Annual Report [1942] 1943 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 15 2 35-51 Resource Section: Barraclough, Samuel Henry Egerton Barraclough, Samuel Henry Egerton Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: Tenth Annual Report [1929] Institution of Engineers Australia Tenth Annual Report [1929] 1930 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 2 4 123-127 Journal Article: Twenty-five years an Institution - 4. One continent - One Institution Barraclough, H. Twenty-five years an Institution - 4. One continent - One Institution 1944 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 16 7-8 132-133 Resource Section: Primary description of person CP 260; Samuel Henry Egerton Barraclough Primary description of person CP 260; Samuel Henry Egerton Barraclough National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch 2000 RecordSearch Journal Article: Twenty-third Annual Report [1942] Institution of Engineers Australia Twenty-third Annual Report [1942] 1943 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 15 2 35-51 Journal Article: Sir John Monash - Engineer [Obituary] Barraclough, Samuel Henry Egerton [S.H.E.B.] Sir John Monash - Engineer [Obituary] 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 10 363-364 Journal Article: The new Dalby Straining Machine with characteristic applications Barraclough, Sir Henry; Gibson, W. H. H. The new Dalby Straining Machine with characteristic applications 1938 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 10 3 107-118 Journal Article: Presidential address: The use and convenience of man [Section H - Engineering and Architecture] Barraclough, Henry Presidential address: The use and convenience of man [Section H - Engineering and Architecture] Sydney ANZAAS 1939 Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Canberra meeting, January, 1939 Margaret Walkom 178-193 Journal Article: Experimental investigation of the flow of water in uniform channels Barraclough, S. H. E.; Strickland, T. P. Experimental investigation of the flow of water in uniform channels 1897 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 31 356-376 Journal Article: Presidential Address [1936] - The engineer in the ages Barraclough, Sir Henry Edgerton Presidential Address [1936] - The engineer in the ages 1936 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 8 12 463-476 Journal Article: The present position of the theory of the steam engine [and discussion by Mr. Houghton] Barraclough, Samuel Henry Egerton The present position of the theory of the steam engine [and discussion by Mr. Houghton] 1896 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 30 cxxxi-cxlviii Journal Article: The effect of temperature on the tensile and compressive properties of copper Warren, W. H.; Barraclough, S. H. E. The effect of temperature on the tensile and compressive properties of copper 1897 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 31 281-295 Journal Article: Note on a hollow lightning conductor crushed by the discharge Pollock, J. A.; Barraclough, S. H. E. Note on a hollow lightning conductor crushed by the discharge 1905 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 39 131-138 Journal Article: A huge lightning strike, and the discovery of the pinch effect James, Brian A huge lightning strike, and the discovery of the pinch effect 2007 Australian physics 44 1 9-10,30 Conference Paper: Engineers' Papers: An Undervalued Historical Source Dwyer, M. R. Engineers' Papers: An Undervalued Historical Source Perth, Western Australia Institution of Engineers, Australia. Western Australian Division 1990 Fifth National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1990: Interpreting Engineering Heritage; Preprints of Papers 29-34 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Resource: Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1938 Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1938 ancestry.com Resource: MT1487/1 Service records and correspondence concerning Australians serving with other Imperial forces, World War 1. CA 2001, Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office MT1487/1 Service records and correspondence concerning Australians serving with other Imperial forces, World War 1. National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Journal Article: Obituary: Henry Egerton Barraclough Obituary: Henry Egerton Barraclough 1958 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 30 12 380 Journal Article: P.N.R. Memorial Medal - 1941 Award [R. J. Boyd, M.E., M.I.E.Aust.] P.N.R. Memorial Medal - 1941 Award [R. J. Boyd, M.E., M.I.E.Aust.] 1941 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 13 12 295 Book: A History of Defence Science in Australia Wisdom, John A History of Defence Science in Australia Melbourne Defence Science and Technology Organisation 1995 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Book Section: Chapter 15: Engineering education in Sydney Ludlow, Christa; Bowie, Ian; Neville, Pamela Chapter 15: Engineering education in Sydney Crows Nest, New South Wales Engineers Australia 1989 Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney Don Fraser 285-298 Samuel Henry Egerton Barraclough - Records University of Sydney, Archives Samuel Henry Egerton Barraclough - Records P 10 1847 - 1948 Research records 1894-1938 including correspondence, manuscripts and other material relating to the Australian National Research Council, the NSW Committee of CSIR/O, and the Dalby Straining Machine designed for the Kolling Research Laboratory; teaching records 1898-1941, includes material relating to the Hawkesbury Agricultural College; administration records 1847-1948; Sydney University Engineering Club 1943-46; material relating to the Australian Government Department of Defence munitions workers 1915-20 and 1940, and the Federal Capital Commission 1908-28; NSW State Standards and Testing Committee 1905-42; consultancy records 1901-42 including photographs; Institution of Engineers and other engineering organizations records 1892-1955; student notebooks 1891-2; diaries/address books 1892-1947; various personal records including correspondence, photographs, typescripts, publications 1895-1957 [3 m, P 10]. 3 m Photographs