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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-02-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001414b.htm person Beavis Francis Clifford AACR2 1 August 1924 5 May 2006 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death late of Cowra, New South Wales, Australia Geologist Palaeontologist Lawyer Frank Beavis MA BSc PhD LLB FGS, was Professor of Engineering Geology at the University of New South Wales 1973-1986. Earlier he was a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne 1956-1973 and had worked as an engineering geologist for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria 1948-1956. Beavis was educated at the Universities of Melbourne (BSc, PhD), Cambridge (MA), and New South Wales (LLB). 1948 1957 Career position - Engineering Geologist, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) 1957 1973 Career position - Senior Lecturer, Geology, University of Melbourne 1960 1960 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1973 1979 Career position - Head of the School of Applied Geology, University of New South Wales 1973 1986 Career position - Foundation Professor of Engineering Geology, University of New South Wales 1978 1979 Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1984 1986 Career position - Head of the School of Applied Geology, University of New South Wales 1985 1985 Publication - Text Book: "Engineering geology" 1986 Career position - Emeritus Professor of Engineering Geology, University of New South Wales 1987 1994 Career position - Barrister at Law 1992 Career position - Consultant Geologist State Electricity Commission of Victoria, State of Victoria (1921 - c. 1993)

Engineering Geologist 1948 - 1957

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Senior Lecturer in Geology 1957 - 1973

 The University of New South Wales (1958 - )

Head of the School of Applied Geology 1984 - 1986, 1973 - 1979; Foundation Professor of Engineering Geology 1973 - 1986

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

President 1978 - 1979

 Beavis, F C (1924-)

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 'Beavis, Francis Clifford', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Beavis, Francis Clifford Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Thesis: The geology of the Kiewa area, with particular reference to structure Beavis, Francis Cliffford The geology of the Kiewa area, with particular reference to structure Parkville University of Melbourne 1960 Book: Engineering geology Beavis, F. C. Engineering geology Melbourne Blackwell 1985 Journal Article: Engineering Geology of Farm Water Storages [Presidential Address 1979] Beavis, F. C. Engineering Geology of Farm Water Storages [Presidential Address 1979] 1979 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 112 1-6 Francis Clifford Beavis - Records Private hands (Beavis, F.C.) Francis Clifford Beavis - Records 1858 - 1985 Correspondence 1973; laboratory notes 1947-61, 1979-85 relating to the geology of the Kiewa area and the geology of Fowler's Gap, a major study in rock weathering in arid zones; newscuttings 1973; photographs, mostly family 1945-87; about 300 colour slides; geological map of Melbourne 1858. 0.3 m