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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2026-01-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003355b.htm person Baldwin Daniel Eric AACR2 16 February 1894 26 February 1965 Place of Birth Laidley, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Daniel Baldwin was Chief Engineer of the Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd. from 1932. In the late 1920s and 1930s, he was a leading engineer in the pioneering application of electric-arc welding in engineering structures including all-welded bridges, and all-welded steel storage tanks for crude oil and petroleum. At the time, these were some of the largest all-welded structures of their kind in the world. Together with co-director Corrie Gardner, they pioneered standardised pre-fabricated all-welded garages, sleep-outs, cabins, cottages, churches and classrooms. 1913 1913 Award - Scholarship, University of Queensland 1915 1918 Military service - First World War. Lieutenant, Engineers, 4th Division, Australian Imperial Force [Served in Gallipoli, France, Belgium] 1920 1920 Award - Sir Thomas McIlwraith engineering scholarship, University of Queensland 1921 1921 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (BE), University of Queensland [Delayed by Military service] 1921 1924 Career position - Engineer, Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd 1923 1923 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1924 1932 Career position - Director, Engineer and Manager, Gardner Constructions Pty Ltd 1928 1928 Life event - Married Florence H Rock, in Sydney New South Wales 1932 Career position - Chief Engineer, Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd 1939 1939 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1940 1940 Career position - Chairman, Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1942 1943 Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant, Engineers, Australian Imperial Force [Served in New Guinea] Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Chairman, Melbourne Division, 1940

 Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd (1920 - c. 1952)

Chief engineer, 1932 - c1960; Engineer, 1921 - 1924.

 Victoria Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Chairman, Melbourne Division 1940

 Baldwin, D. E. (18940216-)

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 'Baldwin, Daniel Eric', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Baldwin, Daniel Eric Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Oil and the War [Melbourne Division Chairman's Address] Baldwin, D. E. Oil and the War [Melbourne Division Chairman's Address] 1941 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 13 7 176-177 Journal Article: Electrically-welded oil tanks Baldwin, Daniel Eric Electrically-welded oil tanks 1930 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 11 426-431 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 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1944 Alexander, John A. Who's who in Australia 1944 12th Melbourne, Victoria The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd 1944 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000