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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098]; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-28 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000528b.htm person Julius George Alfred Kt HonMIEAust AACR2 29 April 1873 28 June 1946 Place of Birth Norwich, Norfolk, England Place of Death Killara, New South Wales, Australia Electrical engineer Inventor Mechanical engineer Sir George Julius, MIMechE MIEAust, was a consulting engineer with the firm Julius, Poole & Gibson, the inventor of the racecourse totalizator, and was the foundation Chairman of CSIR 1926-1945. He was a founder of the Institution of Engineers, Australia in 1919, a Council member 1919-1940, and President 1925. The Sir George Julius Medal is named in his honour.

Portrait by Norman Carter held by CSIRO Melbourne.

1896 1896 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Canterbury College, New Zealand c. 1896 c. 1896 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Canterbury College, New Zealand 1896 1907 Career position - Assistant engineer, Western Australian Railways 1898 1898 Life event - Married Eva Droughsia Odieuna O'Connor, daughter of engineer C. Y. O'Connor 1907 1914 Career position - Consulting engineer, Allen Taylor & Co. Ltd 1909 1909 Career event - Member, Electrical Association of New South Wales 1910 1913 Career position - President, Engineering Association of New South Wales 1911 1911 Career event - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales 19 Apr 1912 19 Apr 1912 Career event - Member (MIMechE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London 1914 1946 Career position - Senior partner with William Poole from 1914 and A.J. Gibson from 1922, in consulting engineering firm 'Julius, Poole & Gibson'. 1915 1915 Career event - Member, Electrical Association of Australia [from Electrical Association of New South Wales] 1917 1918 Career position - President, Electrical Association of Australia 1919 1919 Award - Bachelor of Engineering (BE(Mech and Elec)), ad eundem gradum, University of Sydney 1919 1920 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1919 1940 Career position - Councillor, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1920 1920 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1922 1922 Career event - Elected Member (Engineering), Australian National Research Council 1925 1925 Career position - President, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1926 1926 Career position - Chairman, Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1926 1945 Career position - First Chairman, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 1927 1927 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering, Institution of Engineers Australia 1929 1929 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - for service as Chairman of the CSIRO. 1932 1932 Career position - President, Rotary Club of Sydney 1932 1937 Career position - President, Australian National Research Council 1936 1937 Career position - Chairman, Commonwealth Committee on Secondary Industries Testing and Research 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1939 1939 Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne 1941 1945 Career position - Chairman, Australian Council for Aeronautics 1943 1943 Award - Honorary Member (HonMIEAust), Institution of Engineers, Australia. - For notable contributions to science and practice of engineering in Australia and activity with Engineering Association of NSW (-1919) and Councillor (1919-1940) and President (1925). Gibson, Alexander James (1876 - 1960)

Alexander Gibson was a partner with George Julius and William Poole in the consulting engineering firm Julius, Poole & Gibson from 1922.

 Central Inventions Board [Department of Defence], Commonwealth of Australia (1940 - 1941) Army Inventions Directorate, Commonwealth of Australia (1942 - 1946)

Member as Chairman of CSIR 1942

 Conference convened by the Prime Minister, S.M. Bruce, to consider the reorganisation of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry, 30 May and 1 June 1925

Representative of New South Wales

 Harricks, Dudley Francis John (1880 - 1960)

George Julius MIMechE endorsed Dudley Harricks nomination for MIMechE 1923

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

Fellow 1937 -

 CSIR Council, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1926 - 1949)

Chairman part-time April 1926 - 31 December 1945

 Standards Association of Australia (1929 - 1988)

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

 Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association (1922 - 1929)

Representative of the Institution of Engineers Australia, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922 - 1926

 Australian Council for Aeronautics (1941 - 1947)

Chairman of the Council 5 December 1941 - 30 June 1945

 O'Connor, Charles Yelverton (1843 - 1902)

C.Y. O'Connor was the father-in-law of George Alfred Julius.

 Sir George Julius Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia (1976 - )

The Mechanical College, Institution of Engineers Australia, inaugurated the Medal in his honour in 1976

 Engineering Association of New South Wales (1870 - 1919)

President 1910 - 1913.

 Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

George Julius was a founder of the Institution of Engineers; Elected Honorary Member 1943; President 1925; Councillor 1919-1940; Representative of the Institution on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-.

 Kernot Memorial Medal, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne (1926 - )

Awarded the Medal 1939 "... for timber testing, as Chairman C.S.I.R. and S.A.A. and the invention of the Totalisator"

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

Awarded the Medal 1927.

 Gibson, William Hope Harnett (1892 - 1967)

George Julius MIMechE seconded William Gibson's transfer to MIMechE 1937

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

President 1932 - 1937; Member (Engineering) 1922 -

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 Julius, G A (18730429-19460628)

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 'Julius, George Alfred', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Julius, George Alfred Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Engineers Australia Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Barton, A.C.T. Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 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-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: First members of institution [Diamond Jubilee feature article] First members of institution [Diamond Jubilee feature article] 1979 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 51 20 69 Book: Julius Poole & Gibson : the first eighty years from Tote to CAD Anderson, Max; Cochrane, Pierre Julius Poole & Gibson : the first eighty years from Tote to CAD Sydney Julius Poole & Gibson Pty Ltd 1989 Journal Article: Eighth Annual General Meeting [February 1928] Institution of Engineers Australia Eighth Annual General Meeting [February 1928] 1928 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 8 xiv-xv Resource Section: Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage Australia 2024 Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website Book: Surprise and Enterprise: Fifty Years of Science for Australia: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia) McKay, Andrew Surprise and Enterprise: Fifty Years of Science for Australia: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia) Melbourne CSIRO 1976 Book: CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Canberra Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation 1962 Book Section: Julius, Sir George Alfred (1873-1946), mechanical engineer and inventor Corbett, Arthur Julius, Sir George Alfred (1873-1946), mechanical engineer and inventor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 528-529 Journal Article: G. A. Julius and Research for Secondary Industry Currie, George; Graham, John G. A. Julius and Research for Secondary Industry 1971 Records of the Australian Academy of Science 2 1 10-28 Resource: Totalisator History - an Australian Achievement Conlon, Brian Totalisator History - an Australian Achievement 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 Journal Article: Obituary: George Alfred Julius, Kt Obituary: George Alfred Julius, Kt 1946 Australian Journal of Science 9 1 14-15 Journal Article: Kernot Memorial Medal [1938 Sir George Julius] Kernot Memorial Medal [1938 Sir George Julius] 1939 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 11 5 171 Resource Section: Sir George Alfred Julius Ward, C. Sir George Alfred Julius Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Journal Article: Presidential address [1926] Julius, George Alfred Presidential address [1926] Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1926 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 lxxix-cxxvi Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Journal Article: Mechanical aids to calculation Julius, G. A. Mechanical aids to calculation 1920 Commonwealth Engineer 7 11 333 Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Journal Article: The Julius tote and its outstanding engineer Doring, Margret The Julius tote and its outstanding engineer 2013 Engineering Heritage Australia magazine 1 1 20-2 Journal Article: CSIR and Australian industry, 1926-49 Upstill, Garrett; Spurling, Thomas H.; and Healy, Terence J. CSIR and Australian industry, 1926-49 2021 Historical Records of Australian Science 32 1 52-66 Journal Article: The Late Sir George Julius, Hon. M.I.E.Aust. The Late Sir George Julius, Hon. M.I.E.Aust. 1946 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 18 7-8 171 Journal Article: Ian William Wark 1899-1985 Rees, A. L. G. Ian William Wark 1899-1985 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 6 4 533-548 Journal Article: Notes on the development of the power resources of Tasmania (Discussions and communications) Butters, J. H. (Dare, H. H.; Julius, G. A.; Myers, W. H.; Corner, W. S.; McKay, R. T.; Poole, William; Vine-Hall, R.; Stephens, C. T.; Tournay-Hinde, A. W.; Smith, A. C.; Carter, H. G.; Madsen, J. P. V.; Stobie, J. C.; Flockart, A. P.; Child, H. A.) Notes on the development of the power resources of Tasmania (Discussions and communications) Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1927 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 7 616-632 Book Section: CSIRO Sherratt, Tim CSIRO Melbourne Oxford University Press 1998 Oxford Companion to Australian History Graeme Davison; John Hirst; Stuart Macintyre 164-165 Journal Article: Third Annual General Meeting [March 1923] and Third Annual Report [1922] Institution of Engineers Australia Third Annual General Meeting [March 1923] and Third Annual Report [1922] 1924 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 xiv-xxxix 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: Invisible Workers and Invisible Barriers: Women in the CSIR in the 1930s and the 1940s Alvarez, Amaya Jane Invisible Workers and Invisible Barriers: Women in the CSIR in the 1930s and the 1940s Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1993 On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science Farley Kelly 77-103 Thesis: Writing about Women in the History of Science: a Study of Women at the CSIR 1930-1950 Alvarez, Amaya Jane Writing about Women in the History of Science: a Study of Women at the CSIR 1930-1950 Melbourne University of Melbourne 1993 Book: A History of Defence Science in Australia Wisdom, John A History of Defence Science in Australia Melbourne Defence Science and Technology Organisation 1995 Edited Book: Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Engineers Australia Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Journal Article: P. N. Russell Memorial Medal [List of recipients 1923 - 1931] P. N. Russell Memorial Medal [List of recipients 1923 - 1931] 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 12 445 Book: Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Beale, Bob Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Clayton, Victoria CSIRO Minerals 2005 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 Julius, George Alfred (1873-1946) Powerhouse Museum Julius, George Alfred (1873-1946) 94/222/23 1917 - 1988 Records of Automatic Totalisators Ltd, of which Julius was a director and consultant engineer. George Alfred Julius - Records Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies George Alfred Julius - Records Series 34 and others 1925 - 1946 Science and Industry Endowment Fund minutes, report and correspondence 1926-40 (Julius was chairman) [2 volumes, Series 34]. Canberra University Committee minutes, correspondence and reports 1926-31 (Julius was a member) [1 folder, Series 35]. Papers from the Advisory Council of the Commonwealth Enquiry on Problems of Nutrition 1936 and annual reports of the Australian Nutrition Council 1938-40 [1 folder, Series 39]. Australian Council of Aeronautics agenda, correspondence and minutes 1942-45 (Julius was chairman) [1 folder, Series 43]. Records are also held in Series 392 and reference to Julius is to be found in many other series. Photographs c1925-40 [Series 429/L1, 446/S26 and 710 folder 96]. Personal history file [Series 3 PH/JUL/2 and 2E]. Photographs George Alfred Julius - Records The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program George Alfred Julius - Records 1907 - 1914 Information and records in the letter-books in the Allen Taylor & Co. Ltd (timber merchants) collection c1907-14; Julius was a consulting engineer to the company. George Alfred Julius - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science George Alfred Julius - Records MS 041 1945 - 1964 Biographical newspaper article 1964; 'The Book of Aeronauts' presented by the CSIR Division of Aeronautics to George Julius 1945 [8 mm, MS 41]. 0.008 m George Alfred Julius George Alfred Julius With permission from CSIRO Archives

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