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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-22 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002640b.htm person Swain Herbert John AACR2 28 April 1882 8 August 1959 Place of Birth Lambeth, London, England Place of Death Gordon, New South Wales, Australia Engineer Educator Herbert Swain was principal of Sydney Technical College from 1936-1947. Prior to that he was lecturer-in-charge of mechanical engineering from 1913-1936. Swain also lectured on combustion engines at the University of Sydney until the late 1940s. 1908 1908 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney 1909 1909 Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship 1910 1910 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1911 1911 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA Research), University of Cambridge, UK 1912 1912 Career event - Associate Member (AMIMechE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London 1912 1912 Award - Russell Gold Medal for Research c. 1912 1940s Career position - Lecturer, University of Sydney 1913 1936 Career position - Lecturer-in-charge of Mechanical Engineering, Sydney Technical College 1916 Career position - Appointed member of committee, Aviation School, Richmond, New South Wales 1932 1933 Career position - Chaired the royal commission into administrative matters under the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board 1936 1947 Career position - Principal, Sydney Technical College Sydney Technical College (1878 - 1992)

Principal, 1936 - 1947

 Barraclough, Samuel Henry Egerton (Henry) (1871 - 1958)

Barraclough endorsed Swain's application for AMIMechE, 1912

 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship: 1909

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 Swain, Herbert John (1882-1959)

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 'Swain, Herbert John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Swain, Herbert John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Aviation: School at Richmond. The training course Aviation: School at Richmond. The training course 1916 Sydney Morning Herald 8 Book Section: Swain, Herbert John (1882-1959), engineer and educationist Cobb, Joan E. Swain, Herbert John (1882-1959), engineer and educationist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 146-147