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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-04-01 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002677b.htm person Tivey John Proctor Kt AACR2 28 April 1883 1968 Place of Birth Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia Engineer Industrialist Sir John Tivey worked for Australian General Electric Pty Ltd. from 1913, becoming Chief Engineer in 1929 and Director in 1945. He was educated at the University of Sydney (BA, BSc, BE). 1911 1911 Career position - Lecturer, University of Queensland 1913 c. 1928 Career position - Engineer, Australian General Electric 3 Mar 1914 3 Mar 1914 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1921 1921 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1929 1945 Career position - Chief Engineer, Australian General Electric 1938 1939 Career position - President, Electrical Manufacturers' Association 1940 1940 Career position - Chairman, Technical Standards Division 1941 1941 Career position - President, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1945 1945 Career position - Director, Australian General Electric 1948 1948 Career position - President, Associated Chambers of Manufacturers of Australia 1948 1949 Career position - President, Chamber of Manufacturers New South Wales 1955 1955 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) 1956 1956 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia Warren, William Henry (1852 - 1926)

William Warren MInstCE proposed John Tivey's Nomination for AssocMInstCE 1914

 Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1922 - )

Awarded the Medal 1956.

 Tivey, John Proctor (1883-1968)

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 'Tivey, John Proctor', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Tivey, John Proctor Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: First members of institution [Diamond Jubilee feature article] First members of institution [Diamond Jubilee feature article] 1979 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 51 20 69 Report: Thirty-seventh Annual Report [1956] Institution of Engineers Australia Thirty-seventh Annual Report [1956] 1957 Journal Article: Presidential address [1942] Tivey, John Proctor Presidential address [1942] 1942 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 14 3 66-68 Journal Article: Standardisation in the electrical industry in Australia Tivey, J. P. Standardisation in the electrical industry in Australia 1916-17 Proceedings of the Electrical Association of Australia, New South Wales Section 3 99-108 Journal Article: Notes on electrification of railways, special reference to the direct current system Tivey, J. P. Notes on electrification of railways, special reference to the direct current system 1915-1917 Journal and abstract of proceedings of the Sydney University Engineering Society 20 95-106 Journal Article: Obituary : John Proctor Tivey Obituary : John Proctor Tivey 1968 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 40 12 N119 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Journal Article: Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1956 Award [Sir John Tivey, BA BSc BE MIEAust] Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1956 Award [Sir John Tivey, BA BSc BE MIEAust] 1956 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 28 11 315