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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001357b.htm person Thorn William AACR2 22 February 1902 22 February 1983 Place of Birth Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia Electrical engineer William Thorn, MEE MIEAust, was Engineer for Production, State Electricity Commission of Victoria from 1949 until he retired. Most of his career was with the SECV, having commenced there in 1929. At one stage he was involved in providing electricity to Norfolk Island. The University of Melbourne Archives has a collection of his notes and other matter. 1921 1921 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1922 1922 Talk - Paper and demonstration on "Wireless telephony", IEAust Junior and Student section, given at the University of Melbourne 1924 1924 Education - Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE), University of Melbourne 1924 1925 Career position - Engineer, Metropolitan-Vickers Electric Co. Ltd, Manchester, England 1925 1926 Career position - Engineer, E.M.F. Electric Co., Melbourne 1927 1927 Education - Master of Electrical Engineering (MEE), University of Melbourne 1927 1927 Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1927 1927 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1927 1929 Career position - Electrical Department, Swinburne Technical College 1929 Career position - Electrical engineer, Electricity Supply Department, State Electricity Commission of Victoria 1938 1939 Career event - Overseas mission 1940 1940 Award - Electrical Association Premium, Institution of Engineers Australia [with J. L. W. Harvey] 1941 1945 Military service - Ministry of Munitions c. 1942 1945 Career position - Member of Standing Committee of Convocation, Engineering and Architecture, University of Melbourne 1944 1944 Career event - Overseas mission 1948 1948 Career event - Overseas mission 1948 1948 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1949 c. 1967 Career position - Engineer for Production, State Electricity Commission of Victoria 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] State Electricity Commission of Victoria, State of Victoria (1921 - c. 1993)

Engineer for Production, 1949 - c1967; Electrical Engineer 1929 - 1949.

 Electrical Association Premium, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - 1975)

Awarded the prize 1940, for the paper "The application of shunt capacitors to distribution systems", Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, vol.13, No.1, Jan 1941, pp.1-13. John Lewis Whilton Harvey, BCE BEE JrIEAust, was a co-author.

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 'Thorn, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Thorn, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Twenty-fifth Annual Report [1944] Institution of Engineers Australia Twenty-fifth Annual Report [1944] 1945 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 17 1-2 10-28 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1950 Alexander, Joseph A. Who's who in Australia 1950 Melbourne Colorgravure Publications 1950 Journal Article: The application of shunt capacitors to distribution systems (Discussions and communications) Thorn, William; Harvey, John Lewis Whilton (Wright, C. E.; Clark, E. V.) The application of shunt capacitors to distribution systems (Discussions and communications) 1941 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 13 8 190-193 Journal Article: The application of low load factor hydro-electric schemes to thermal generating systems, with particular reference to the cost and value of the electrical energy produced Thorn, W. The application of low load factor hydro-electric schemes to thermal generating systems, with particular reference to the cost and value of the electrical energy produced 1952 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 24 4-5 87-97 Journal Article: The application of shunt capacitors to distribution systems Thorn, William; Harvey, John Lewis Whilton The application of shunt capacitors to distribution systems 1941 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 13 1 1-13 William Thorn - Records The University of Melbourne Archives William Thorn - Records Personal papers, including tape of Norfolk Island Council meeting at which the decision to provide electricity for the island was made [8 cartons]. 8 cartons Audio