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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2023-08-30 human Ken McInnes updated 2024-04-25 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007264b.htm person White Norman Robert AACR2 1 February 1911 16 May 2005 Place of Birth Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Engineer Bob White, ME FIEAust, was Chairman of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria from 1971 until he retired in 1974. During that period he was involved with the Newport gas-fired power station, Snowy Mountains Scheme and Latrobe Valley power operations. In his previous role as Chief Distribution Engineer from 1949, he was responsible for extending electricity services to rural towns, replacing small local power stations, and to remote areas of Victoria. He was involved with the Instution of Engineers, Victoria Division, and with his fluent French he became an Australian representative on the CIGRE (Conseil International des Grands Réseaux Électriques). 1933 1933 Education - Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical, (BE), University of Queensland 1933 1933 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1933 1934 Career position - Surveyor, Inkerman Irrigation Area Scheme, Queensland 1934 1937 Career position - Assistant Engineer / Engineer, Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania [Construction of hydro power stations, and high-voltage transmission systems] 1937 1948 Career position - Engineer, State Electricity Commission of Victoria [Ensuring power supplies during World War 2] 1938 1938 Education - Master of Engineering (ME), University of Queensland 1939 1939 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1949 1970 Career position - Chief Distribution Engineer, State Electricity Commission of Victoria 1950 1950 Career event - Overseas study tour, Canada and USA [with Assistant General Manager SECV, W H Connolly] 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.] 1971 1974 Career position - Chairman, State Electricity Commission of Victoria Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania, State of Tasmania (1930 - 1996)

Assistant Engineer / Engineer 1934 - 1937

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

Chairman 1971 - 1974; Chief Distribution Engineer 1949 - 1970; Engineer 1937 - 1948.

 CIGRE Australian National Committee (1953 - )

A long time Australian representative on the International Council

 'White, Norman Robert (Bob)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology White, Norman Robert (Bob) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Thesis: High tension transmission design and construction White, Norman Robert High tension transmission design and construction University of Queensland 1937 Newspaper Article: Engineer did a power of good for the country [Obituary: Norman Robert White, engineer, community worker. 1-2-1911 - 16-5-2005] White, Deborah Engineer did a power of good for the country [Obituary: Norman Robert White, engineer, community worker. 1-2-1911 - 16-5-2005] 2005 The Age 14