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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2025-05-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002586b.htm person Selby George William AACR2 1 June 1858 11 July 1950 Place of Birth Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Electrical engineer Accountant George Selby was a pioneering electrical engineer in Victoria. Having completed his education in the United Kingdom, he returned to Victoria and established his own business. As manager of the Australian Electric Company from 1884 he took a leading role in efforts to popularise the use of electricity in Melbourne. He presented a paper to the Royal Society of Victoria in 1883 advocating the use electricity to power railways. Radio was a particular interest. Although lack of funds influenced his attempts to construct a radio, in 1896 he sent the first radio signal between the Melbourne suburbs of Brighton and Caulfield. He also produced the second telephone, and was the first to manufacture X-ray equipment, in Melbourne, including making the components he lacked. In parallel with his electrical engineering business Selby conducted an equally successful accounting business. for 59 years he was auditor for the Broken Hill Proprietary Company from 1886 to 1845. He was a Fellow of the United Kingdom and Australasian Institutes of Chartered Accountants. 1884 1884 Career event - Became Manager of the Australian Electric Company 1886 1945 Career position - Auditor, Broken Hill Proprietary Company 1889 1950 Career position - Member, Royal Society of Victoria Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (1885 - 2000)

Auditor 1886 - 1945

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

Member 1889 - 1950

 Selby, George William (-19500711)

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 'Selby, George William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Selby, George William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Wireless telegraphy (Paper & Discussion) Selby, George W. Wireless telegraphy (Paper & Discussion) 1909 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. IX 162-171, 175-177 Journal Article: George William Selby: wireless pioneer Selby, Alexander George William Selby: wireless pioneer 1985 Amateur radio July 28 Journal Article: George W. Selby: an early pioneer, inventor, experimenter Jones, D. George W. Selby: an early pioneer, inventor, experimenter 1975 The radiographer 22 33-5 Journal Article: George William Selby Anon George William Selby 1950 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, ns 62 2 205