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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2023-11-15 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-11-06 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007305b.htm person Strom Harold Greve AACR2 1894 17 August 1971 Place of Birth Brighton, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Camberwell, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Harold Strom BCE FIEAust, was a Divisional engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria for more than 20 years, and was Chairman of the Soil Conservation Board 1940-1945. He was a recognised authority on water supply, river flow and control, and soil conservation, and he authored a major book, published by the Commission that became the standard text on the subject. 1916 1919 Military service - First World War. Lieutenant, 10th Field Company Engineers, Australian Imperial Force 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1921 1921 Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne [Completion delayed due to Military service] 1923 Career position - Engineer, State Rivers and water Supply Commission [at Pyramid Hill] 1936 Career position - Divisional Engineer for Rivers and Reclamation, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission 1936 Career position - Commission's representative, Soil Erosion Committee 1936 Career position - Victorian Representative, Interstate Committee, River Murray frontage 1936 Career position - Victorian Representative, Interstate Committee, Rivers and Streams Committee 1938 1938 Lecture - Presented paper: "Soil Erosion" to Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1938 1938 Lecture - Presented paper at conference on erosion at Tallangatta, Victoria 1940 1945 Career position - Chairman, Soil Conservation Board 1941 1941 Publication - "River control in New Zealand and Victoria", published 1942 1944 Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant, Australian Army, Evacuation Committee of State Emergency Services, and in an engineering capacity on defence works, Central Australia 1944 c. 1959 Career position - Divisional Engineer for Rivers and Streams Division, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission 1948 1948 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1948 c. 1952 Career position - Member, Sludge Abatement Board [vice L R East, retired] 1951 1951 Lecture - Presented paper: "River Improvement in Victoria" to Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers Australia c. 1959 c. 1959 Life event - Retired 1962 1962 Publication - "River improvement and drainage in Australia and New Zealand", published 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] Strom, Alan Gordon (1924 - 2000)

Alan was the son of Harold Strom

 State Rivers and Water Supply Commission (SRWSC), State of Victoria (1905 - 1984)

Divisional Engineer for Rivers and Streams Division, 1944 - c1959

 Soil Conservation Board, State of Victoria (1940 - 1949)

Chairman, 1940 - 1945.

 'Strom, Harold Greve', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Strom, Harold Greve Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: River Improvement in Victoria Strom, H. G. River Improvement in Victoria 1951 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 23 7-8 129-139 Book: River improvement and drainage in Australia and New Zealand Strom, H. G. River improvement and drainage in Australia and New Zealand Armadale, VIC State Rivers and Water Supply Commission 1962 Book: River control in New Zealand and Victoria Strom, H. G. River control in New Zealand and Victoria Melbourne State Rivers and Water Supply Commission 1941 Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch