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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2023-04-06 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-12-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007189b.htm person Ferguson James Mephan AACR2 17 October 1922 18 November 2008 Place of Birth Prahran, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Grovedale, Victoria, Australia Mechanical engineer Engineering historian Jim Ferguson was the head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Gordon Institute of Technoilogy from about 1956 until his retirement in the 1970s. He was a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, served on its Engineering Heritage Sub-committee, published papers on Engineering History, and assisted the Industrial History Committee of the National Trust Victoria.

Born as Mephan James William Ferguson, to Mephan John Ferguson and Mary Raeburn nee Palmer, he was soon known as "Jim" or "James Mephan Ferguson", retaining the well known 'Mephan' name of his grandfather Mephan Ferguson.

1930 1941 Education - Geelong College 1942 1945 Military service - Trooper, 2/9 Australian Armoured Regiment 1951 1951 Education - Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BMechE), University of Melbourne c. 1951 c. 1952 Career position - Engineer, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) c. 1952 c. 1955 Career position - Engineer, British Phosphate Commission, Nauru 1956 c. 1957 Career position - Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, Gordon Institute of Technology 1957 1957 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia c. 1957 1970s Career position - Head of Mechanical engineering department, Gordon Institute of Technology 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.] Engineering Heritage Victoria, Victoria Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia (c. 1975 - )

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 Gordon Institute of Technology (1887 - 1976)

Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering, c1956 -

 Ferguson, Arthur Eric (1917 - 1994)

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 'Ferguson, James Mephan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ferguson, James Mephan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Conference Paper: The Kernot engineers Ferguson, Jim The Kernot engineers 2003 Engineering Heritage Victoria, Speakers Programme Book: Mephan Ferguson : a biography Ferguson, James Mephan Mephan Ferguson : a biography Torquay, Victoria J. M. Ferguson 1992 Conference Paper: Irrigation Developments in Victoria: 1881-1890; A Resource for Tourism and Education Ferguson, J. M. Irrigation Developments in Victoria: 1881-1890; A Resource for Tourism and Education Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1988 Fourth National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1988: Preprints of Papers 23-25 Conference Paper: Australian Defence Forces: The Defence of Port Phillip Heads 1859-1945 Ferguson, J. M. Australian Defence Forces: The Defence of Port Phillip Heads 1859-1945 Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2001 Eleventh National Conference on Engineering Heritage: Federation Engineering a Nation; Proceedings 149-151 Conference Paper: The Education of Australian Engineers Who Achieved Eminence before 1940 Ferguson, J. M. The Education of Australian Engineers Who Achieved Eminence before 1940 Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1985 Second National Conference on Engineering Heritage ‘The Value of Engineering Heritage': Preprints of Papers 21-24 Resource: B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Newspaper Article: Pulled his weight in all matters [Obituary: James Mephan Ferguson (1922-2008) Muschamp, Michael Pulled his weight in all matters [Obituary: James Mephan Ferguson (1922-2008) 2009 The Age 13