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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-06-29 human Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007045b.htm person Callinan Bernard James Kt AC DSO MC FTSE HonFIEAust AACR2 2 February 1913 20 Jul 1995 Place of Birth Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Kew, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Sir Bernard Callinan had a distinguished civil engineer career with the consulting engineering firm Gutteridge Haskins and Davey over 44 years, retiring as chairman and managing director in 1978. As president of the Institution of Engineers Australia in 1971, he helped cement unity between it and the Association of Consulting Engineers Australia, and the Association of Professional Engineers. In 1971 he was awarded a CBE in recognition of service to civil engineering, and was knighted in 1977. He also had a distinguished military career during and after the Second World War, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and being mentioned in despatches and awarded MC and DSO. He continued to provide leadership and was the Commissioner or Chairman of many organisations, including the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, the Parliament House Construction Authority and the Westgate Bridge Authority. His leadership was again acknowledged in 1986 when he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in recognition of service to the Public Service and the community. The Sir Bernard Callinan Bar (Melbourne Cricket Club) and the Sir Bernard Callinan Board Room (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne) are named in his honour.

Other community roles include:
* President, Melbourne Cricket Club
* Trustee, Melbourne Cricket Ground

1934 1934 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1934 1939 Career position - Assistant engineer, A Gordon Gutteridge, consulting engineer 1935 1935 Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne 1937 1937 Career event - Junior (JunAmSocCE), American Society of Civil Engineers 1939 Career position - Engineer, Gutteridge Haskins and Davey, consulting engineers 1939 1939 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1940 1946 Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant rising to Lieutenant Colonel, 26th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces 23 Dec 1943 23 Dec 1943 Award - Military Cross (MC) 1946 1971 Career position - Manager, Victorian and Tasmanian Branches, Gutteridge Haskins and Davey (GHD) consulting engineers 14 Feb 1946 14 Feb 1946 Award - Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) - Army, South West Pacific 1948 1951 Military service - Lieutenant Colonel, in command of 58/32 Infantry Battalion, Citizens Military Force (CMF) 1951 1951 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1956 1956 Career position - Chairman, Civil and Municipal Branch, Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1958 Career position - Member of Council, Institution of Engineers Australia 1958 1959 Career position - Adviser to the Minister of External Affairs on the industrial Development of South Vietnam 1960 1961 Career position - Chairman, Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1960 1966 Career position - Chairman, Water Research Foundation of Victoria 1963 1968 Career position - Commissioner, State Electricity Commission of Victoria 1965 1981 Career position - Member of Faculty of Engineeering, University of Melbourne 1965 1982 Career position - Member, West Gate Bridge Authority 1967 1969 Career position - Deputy chancellor, La Trobe University 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] 1 Jan 1971 1 Jan 1971 Award - Commander of The Order of the British Empire (CBE) - In recognition of service to civil engineering 1971 1971 Career position - President, Institution of Engineers Australia 1971 1978 Career position - Chairman and Managing Director, Gutteridge Haskins and Davey (GHD) consulting engineers 1971 1982 Career position - Chairman, West Gate Bridge Authority 1972 1972 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia 1972 1974 Career position - Honorary Colonel, 4/19 Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment 1973 1974 Career position - Commissioner, Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Australian Post Office [that split the Post Office into Telecom and Australia Post] 1974 Career position - Chairman, Institute of Catholic Education in Victoria 1976 1981 Career position - Councillor of the University of Melbourne 1976 1983 Career position - Commissioner, Australian Atomic Energy Commission 1977 1983 Career position - Commissioner, Australian Broadcasting Commission 1977 1984 Career position - Member of the Pontifical Commission for Peace and Justice in Rome 1977 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS) 11 Jun 1977 11 Jun 1977 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - Victoria 1978 1978 Life event - Retired 1979 1983 Career position - Chairman, Parliament House Construction Authority, Canberra 1981 1981 Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1982 1982 Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne 1984 1984 Award - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, Monash University 1986 1992 Career position - President, Royal Humane Society of Australasia 26 Jan 1986 26 Jan 1986 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - in recognition of service to the Public Service and the community 1987 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1977] 1987 1987 Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne 1991 1991 Career position - Took a leading role in the formation of the Australian Catholic University Rivett, John Charles (Bob) (1923 - 2001)

Directors of GHD

 Australian Broadcasting Commission (1932 - 1983)

Commissioner 1977 - 1983

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

Chairman, Melbourne Division 1960

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (1975 - 1987)

Fellow 1977 - 1987

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 - 1995

 Kernot Memorial Medal, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne (1926 - )

Awarded the Medal 1982

 Gutteridge, Alan Gordon (Gordon) (1892 - 1942)

Engineer, with Gordon Gutteridge, 1934 - 1939

 State Electricity Commission of Victoria, State of Victoria (1921 - c. 1993)

Commissioner 1963 - 1983.

 Gutteridge Haskins and Davey (1939 - )

Chairman and Managing Director, 1971 - 1978; Manager, Victorian and Tasmanian Branches, 1946 - 1971; Civil engineer 1939 - 1978

 Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Elected Honorary Fellow 1981; President 1971; Chairman, Melbourne Division 1960-1961.

 Australian Atomic Energy Commission, Commonwealth of Australia (1952 - 1981)

Commissioner 1976 - 1983.

 La Trobe University (1964 - )

Deputy chancellor 1967 - 1969.

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Councillor 1976 - 1981.

 Australian Catholic University (1991 - )

Bernard Callinan took a leading role in the formation of the University.

 Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne (1860 - )

Member of the Faculty 1965 - 1981.

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

Awarded the Medal 1972.

 'Callinan, Bernard James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Callinan, Bernard James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Past presidents - where are they now? Past presidents - where are they now? 1978 Engineers Australia 50 7 20-22 Edited Book: Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Engineers Australia Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Barton, A.C.T. Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Report: Annual Report 1981 [Sixty-second Annual Report] Institution of Engineers Australia Annual Report 1981 [Sixty-second Annual Report] 1982 Journal Article: Sir Bernard Callinan : Engineer, Soldier, Writer, Businessman Institution of Engineers Australia Sir Bernard Callinan : Engineer, Soldier, Writer, Businessman 1977 The Chartered Engineer Victoria 7 Book: A Firm Foundation: The Story of Gutteridge Haskins and Davey, Consulting Engineers 1928 -1988 Arneil, Stan Foch A Firm Foundation: The Story of Gutteridge Haskins and Davey, Consulting Engineers 1928 -1988 Railway Square, NSW Gutteridge Haskins and Davey 1988 Journal Article: Retiring President's address [1972] Callinan, B. J. Retiring President's address [1972] 1972 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 44 4-5 3-7 Book: Sir John Monash Callinan, Bernard Sir John Monash Carlton Melbourne University Press 1981 Journal Article: President of The Institution for 1971 [Mr. B. J. Callinan, CBE DSO MC BCE FIEAust] President of The Institution for 1971 [Mr. B. J. Callinan, CBE DSO MC BCE FIEAust] 1971 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 43 3 19 Journal Article: Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1972 Award [Bernard James Callinan] Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1972 Award [Bernard James Callinan] 1972 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 44 10-11 19 Journal Article: Obituary: One of our great engineers [Bernard James Callinan (1913 - 1995)] Lloyd, Brian Obituary: One of our great engineers [Bernard James Callinan (1913 - 1995)] 1995 Engineers Australia August 15 Newspaper Article: Life of Leadership Touches Many [Obituary: Bernard James Callinan (1913 - 1995)] Lloyd, Brian Life of Leadership Touches Many [Obituary: Bernard James Callinan (1913 - 1995)] 1995 The Age 14 Journal Article: Two new Honorary Fellows elected [Sir Bernard Callinan, Prof W.N Christiansen] Anon Two new Honorary Fellows elected [Sir Bernard Callinan, Prof W.N Christiansen] 1981 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 53 13 56