P001598 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098]; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001598b.htm person Bate Ernest MC WhSch AACR2 12 October 1883 12 August 1974 Place of Birth Widnes, Lancashire, England Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Electrical engineer Ernest Bate was the Chief Electrical Engineer with the State Electricity Commission of Victoria 1936-1950. c. 1905 c. 1905 Award - Whitworth Scholarship (WhSch) c. 1906 c. 1906 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Imperial College London c. 1907 c. 1907 Career position - Student engineer, General Electric Co, Schenectady, New York 1908 1910 Career position - Assistant engineer, Allgemeine Elektricitäts Gesellschaft, Berlin c. 1910 c. 1910 Life event - Migrated to New South Wales 1911 1921 Career position - Electrical engineer, New South Wales Railways [Electrical superintendent, White Bay power house, Sydney] 1912 1912 Career event - Member, Electrical Association of Australia, New South Wales section 1916 1918 Military service - First World War. Lieutenant, 13th Field Company Engineers, AIF; 4th Australian Divisional Engineers, British Army 1918 1918 Award - Military Cross (MC) 1919 1919 Life event - Returned to Australia, from England, via a visit to General Electric Co, New York 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1921 1936 Career position - Electrical engineer, State Electricity Commission, Victoria 1930 1930 Award - Electrical Association Premium, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1936 1946 Career position - Chief engineer, Power Production Department, State Electricity Commission, Victoria 1947 1947 Career event - Elected President, Rotary Club of Melbourne 1947 1950 Career position - Chief engineer, State Electricity Commission, Victoria 1949 1949 Career event - Overseas tour, Germany [To purchase two briquette plants for Morwell] 1950 1950 Life event - Retired 1950 c. 1951 Career position - Consulting engineer to State Electricity Commission, Victoria [Related to briquette plants] 1951 1951 Career event - Elected Governor, Rotary International's 28th District 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.] State Electricity Commission of Victoria, State of Victoria (1921 - c. 1993)

Chief Engineer 1936 - 1949

 Kernot, Charles Home (1885 - 1958)

Charles Kernot was Deputy Chief Engineer, SECV, to Ernest Bate 1947 - 1949; and acted as Chief Engineer 1942 - 1948 when he was overseas.

 Bate, Ernest (1883-)

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 'Bate, Ernest', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bate, Ernest Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Vibration of transmission line conductors (Discussions and communications) Bate, E. (Carter, H. G.) Vibration of transmission line conductors (Discussions and communications) 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 7 244-245 Journal Article: Vibration of transmission line conductors (Discussions and communications) Bate, E. (Galbraith, A. L.; Hercus, E. O.; Walker, E. L. M.; Connolly, J. V.) Vibration of transmission line conductors (Discussions and communications) 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 5 169-170 Journal Article: Corrosion in condensers, and Influence of bacteria on corrosion in condensers (Discussions and communications) Bate, E. (Myers, W. H.) Corrosion in condensers, and Influence of bacteria on corrosion in condensers (Discussions and communications) Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1921 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 279 Journal Article: Twelfth Annual Report [1931] Institution of Engineers Australia Twelfth Annual Report [1931] 1932 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 4 5 178-179 Resource Section: Bate, Ernest Bate, Ernest Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: Electricity supply in Victoria Bate, E. Electricity supply in Victoria 1934 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 10 396-400 Journal Article: Corrosion of condenser tubes Bate, E. Corrosion of condenser tubes 1914 Commonwealth Engineer 1 6 204-206 Journal Article: Notes on the corrosion of condenser tubes Bate, E. Notes on the corrosion of condenser tubes 1913 Commonwealth Engineer 1 3 103-107 Journal Article: Notes on the corrosion of condenser tubes Bate, E. Notes on the corrosion of condenser tubes 1914 Proceedings of the Electrical Association of New South Wales Session 1912-13 141-178 Journal Article: What are the facts? : Defence in times of national emergency [Chairman's Address to the Melbourne Division of The Institution] Bate, E. What are the facts? : Defence in times of national emergency [Chairman's Address to the Melbourne Division of The Institution] 1939 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 11 4 141-144 Journal Article: Vibration of transmission line conductors Bate, Ernest Vibration of transmission line conductors 1930 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 8 277-290 Journal Article: Corrosion in condensers Bate, Ernest Corrosion in condensers Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1921 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 1-40 Journal Article: Influence of bacteria on corrosion in condensers Grant, R.; Bate, E.; Myers, W. H. Influence of bacteria on corrosion in condensers Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1921 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 41-68 Journal Article: The quantitative determination of the energy involved in the vibration of cylinders in an air stream Bate, Ernest; Callow, Joseph Royal The quantitative determination of the energy involved in the vibration of cylinders in an air stream 1934 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 5 149-162 Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch