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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-01 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001132b.htm person Butters John Henry MBE CMG AACR2 23 December 1885 29 July 1969 Place of Birth Alverstoke, Hampshire, England Place of Death Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia Engineer Sir John Butters was Chief engineer and general managerof the Tasmanian Hydro- Electric Department from 1914-1924 and in 1925-1929 was Chief Commissioner of the Federal Capital Commission. He maintained a private consulting engineering practice until 1954.

MBE 1920, CMG 1923, knighted 1926. Educated Hartley University College, Southampton (University of London intermediate bachelor of science (engineering) degree and first-class certificate for electrical engineering from Hartley College 1904). Apprentice and improver, John I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd, shipbuilders and engineers of Southampton1904-05, technical department, Siemens Brothers Dynamo Works Ltd 1905-08, assistant engineer, head office, London 1908-09, chief engineer, Australasian branch, Melbourne 1909-11, engineer-in-chief and manager, Hydro-Electric Power and Metallurgical Co. Ltd 1911-14, chief engineer and general manager, Hydro-Electric Department, Tasmania 1914-24, chairman, Federal Capital Commission 1924--29, consulting engineer, Sydney 1929-54, director of a large range of companies. President, Tasmanian Institution of Engineers 1918, chairman, Tasmanian division, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1920, president, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1927-28, president, Royal Automobile Club of Australia 1937-49. Commemorated by Butters Drive, Phillip, ACT.

1918 1918 Career event - Member (MAmSocCE), American Society of Civil Engineers 19 Oct 1920 19 Oct 1920 Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) 2 Jun 1923 2 Jun 1923 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 9 May 1926 9 May 1926 Award - Knighted, at Canberra, on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Capital, for services rendered as Chief Commissioner, Federal Capital Commission. 1927 1928 Career position - President, Institution of Engineers Australia 11 May 1937 11 May 1937 Award - King George VI Coronation Medal Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

President 1927 - 1928.

 Hydro Electric Department, State of Tasmania (1914 - 1930)

Chief engineer and general manager 1914 - 1925.

 Nimmo, William Hogarth Robertson (1885 - 1970)

John Butters endorsed William Nimmo's application for MInstCE, 1931.

 Tasmanian Institution of Engineers (1918 - 1919)

Founder and President 1918 - 1919.

 Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association (1922 - 1929)

Representative of the Tasmanian Government, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-

 State Committee Tasmania, Advisory Council of Science and Industry (1916 - 1920)

Chairman 1916 - 1920

 Advisory Council of Science and Industry, Commonwealth of Australia (1916 - 1920)

Ex Officio Member, Executive Committee 1916 - 1920; Chairman, State Committee Tasmania 1916 - 1920

 Hydro-electric Power and Metallurgical Company Ltd (c. 1910 - c. 1914)

Engineer-in-Chief 1911 - 1914

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 Butters, John (1885-1969)

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 'Butters, John Henry', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Butters, John Henry Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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 Conference Paper: The Great Lake (Waddamana 'A') Power Development in Tasmania 1910-1965: Origins and Working History Gilbert, H. deV. The Great Lake (Waddamana 'A') Power Development in Tasmania 1910-1965: Origins and Working History Melbourne, Victoria Institution of Engineers, Australia 1998 9th National Conference on Engineering Heritage: Proceedings 151-159 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 Report: The work of the Division of Economic Entomology for the year 1928-29 Tillyard, R.J. The work of the Division of Economic Entomology for the year 1928-29 Melbourne Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia) 1929 Report: Report of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry: for the year ended 30th June 1918 Advisory Council of Science and Industry Report of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry: for the year ended 30th June 1918 Melbourne Government of the Commonwealth of Australia 1918 Resource Section: Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage Australia 2024 Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website Journal Article: Presidential address [1928] Butters, Sir John Presidential address [1928] Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1929 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 8 xxxvii-lxii Journal Article: Notes on the development of the power resources of Tasmania Butters, John Henry Notes on the development of the power resources of Tasmania Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1927 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 7 3-36 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 Journal Article: The Great Lake Hydro-Electric Scheme of the Tasmanian Government Butters, J. H. The Great Lake Hydro-Electric Scheme of the Tasmanian Government Proceedings of the Electrical Association of Australia, Victorian Section II 1915-1916 77-107 Journal Article: President of the Institution Anon President of the Institution Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1929 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 8 vi Journal Article: Obituary : Sir John Butters Obituary : Sir John Butters 1969 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 41 9 N68 Book: The Historic Engineering Plaques of Australia Institution of Engineers Australia. Sydney Division. Engineering Heritage Committee The Historic Engineering Plaques of Australia Milsons Point, New South Wales The Institution of Engineers, Australia 1994 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 Conference Paper: Some National Presidents of IEAust Sinclair, Bruce Some National Presidents of IEAust Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2001 Eleventh National Conference on Engineering Heritage: Federation Engineering a Nation; Proceedings 259 Conference Paper: Great Lake, Tasmania and Waddamana Hydro-electric Power Development, First (1916) and Second (1923) Stages - an Engineering Heritage Perspective McFie, H. H. Great Lake, Tasmania and Waddamana Hydro-electric Power Development, First (1916) and Second (1923) Stages - an Engineering Heritage Perspective Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1994 First Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage 1994: Old Ways in a New Land; Preprints of Papers 61-69 John Henry Butters - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection John Henry Butters - Records MS 4990 1921 - 1963 Photocopies of letters, reports and press cuttings relating to the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Department 1921-23, the Federal Capital Commission 1925-29, the Circular Quay Scheme 1937-39 and the Mort's Dock and Engineering Company Ltd 1963; personal papers including certificates, invitations and biographical details [16 cm, MS 4990]. 0.16 m