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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003827b.htm person O'Grady Francis Philip CBE AACR2 1981 Electrical engineer Francis O'Grady was Director-General, Posts & Telegraphs 1961-1965. Earlier in his career he worked on the expansion of long distance telephone dialling in South Australia. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

CBE 1964. Temporary messenger, Postmaster-Generals's Department (PMG) 1915-ca 1918; Uhnehaun and Johnstone, an Adelaide electrical engineering firm ca 1918-23; mechanic, PMG ca 1923, engineer 1923-59, Deputy Director-General, Posts & Telegraphs 1959-61, Director-General 1961-65. His work included telephone equipment design, instructing mechanics in techniques for the new carrier equipment, design work for the national broadcasting system in South Australia, long distance signalling and the development and installation of a train control system.

5 October 1962 5 October 1962 Lecture - Presented lecture 'Telecommunications through satellites' at "Horizons in science" conference, Melbourne Horizons in Science, Professional Officers Association (1962)

Presented lecture 'Telecommunications through satellites'

 O'Grady, Francis Phillip (19001009-19810506)

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 'O'Grady, Francis Philip', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology O'Grady, Francis Philip Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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