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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2016-04-06 human Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-08 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005490b.htm person Foxall Henry George HonFIS AACR2 7 October 1884 22 April 1966 Place of Birth St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Mona Vale District Hospital, New South Wales, Australia Engineer Surveyor Consulting engineer Harry Foxall, BE HonFIS AMIEAust, was a consulting engineer and a prominent member of the surveying profession. He was the editor of "The Australian Surveyor", contributing many articles, and wrote the book "Handbook for practising land and engineering surveyors" (1957. 2nd ed, 1970). 1904 1904 Award - Deas Thompson Scholarship for Geology, University of Sydney [Studied under Sir Douglas Mawson and Prof T. G. Taylor] 1905 1905 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (Mining and Metallurgy) (BE), University of Sydney 1906 1920 Career position - Mining and metallurgical work, Queensland and Port Kembla 1910 1914 Career position - Surveyor, working for his uncle Stuart Randolph Dobbie 1911 1911 Research - Report on the prospects of oil in Timor 1912 1912 Career event - Licensed Surveyor (LS), New South Wales 1914 1936 Career position - Partner with Stuart Randolph Dobbie, in Dobbie and Foxall, Land, engineering and mining surveyors 1916 1945 Career position - Part-time lecturer n Surveying, Sydney Technical College 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1919 1949 Career position - Member of Council, Institute of Surveyors, Sydney Division 1919 1966 Career event - Member, Institute of Surveyors, Sydney Division 1924 1925 Career position - President, Institute of Surveyors 1925 1925 Research - Report on the possibilities of oil in Papua 1929 1929 Career position - Member, New South Wales Board of Surveyors 1934 Career event - First Vice-president, Town and Country Planning Institute 1935 1935 Research - Investigation of hydro-electric resources on Viti Levu, Fiji 1936 1959 Career position - Partner with Alfred John Lines, in Foxall and Lines, Land, engineering and mining surveyors 11 May 1937 11 May 1937 Award - King George VI Coronation Medal 1945 1947 Career position - President, Institute of Surveyors, Sydney Division 1949 1949 Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIS), Institute of Surveyors 1949 1949 Life event - Retired 1957 1957 Publication - Book: "Handbook for practising land and engineering surveyors"

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 Foxall, Henry George (1884-19661231)

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 'Foxall, Henry George (Harry)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Foxall, Henry George (Harry) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Foxall, Henry George (1884-1966), engineer and surveyor Atchison, John Foxall, Henry George (1884-1966), engineer and surveyor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 211 Book: Handbook for practising land and engineering surveyors Foxall, H. G. Handbook for practising land and engineering surveyors Sydney Institution of Surveyors, Australia 1957 Journal Article: The estimation of volumes Foxall, H. G. The estimation of volumes 1932 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 4 1 32-35 Journal Article: Obituary - Henry George Foxall Anon Obituary - Henry George Foxall 1966 The Australian Surveyor 821-2