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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-06-05 human Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007391b.htm person Speedie Milton George HonFIEAust AACR2 2 October 1908 30 September 2002 Place of Birth Victoria, Australia Place of Death Canterbury, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Milton Speedie, MCE HonFIEAust FASCE, was a civil engineer specialising in the design, construction and safety of large dams. He joined the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria in 1935 and rose to be Chief Designing Engineer from 1963 until he retired in 1973. He was associated with the Murray River Commission, the Australian Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) and the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). His major projects included the new Eildon Dam and investigations for many dams including sites in the Upper Murray. His expertise was recognised nationally and internationally and for many years he represented Australia on ICOLD and was its Vice-President 1972 to 1975. 1929 1929 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1930 1935 Career position - Senior Demonstrator in Civil Engineering, University of Melbourne 1931 1931 Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE(Hons)), University of Melbourne 1934 1934 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1935 c. 1955 Career position - Engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria 1940 1940 Education - Master of Civil Engineering (MCE), University of Melbourne [Thesis: Report on the application of soil mechanics to earth dam design and construction] 1941 1941 Career event - Visited the United States af America and Canada, on behalf of the River Murray Commission [to investigate dam design and construction] 1946 1946 Career event - Visited the United States af America and Canada, on behalf of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria [to investigate dam design and construction] 1947 1961 Career position - Representive for Victoria, Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) 1948 1948 Award - Warren Memorial Prize 1949, Institution of Engineers Australia 1948 1948 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1948 1948 Award - R W Chapman Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia c. 1955 1963 Career position - Senior Executive Engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria 1956 1956 Career position - President, Australian Corrosion Association 1961 1965 Career position - Chairman, National Committee, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 1961 1973 Career position - SR&WSC representive, Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) 1962 1963 Career position - Chairman, Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1963 1973 Career position - Chief Designing Engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria 1966 1969 Career position - Vice-Chairman, Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) 1969 1969 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] 1970 1970 Career event - Visited the United States af America, Canada, and USSR on behalf of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria [to investigate dam design and construction] 1970 1973 Career position - Chairman, Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) 1970 1979 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1972 1975 Career position - Vice-Chairman, International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) 1973 1973 Life event - Retired 1974 1974 Career position - Consulting engineer, in private practice 1979 1979 Career position - General Reporter Q.48 at 13th ICOLD Congress, New Delhi State Rivers and Water Supply Commission (SRWSC), State of Victoria (1905 - 1984)

Chief Designing Engineer 1963 - 1973; Senior Executive Engineer c1955 - 1963; Engineer 1935 - c1955

 Australian National Committee on Large Dams Incorporated (ANCOLD) (1937 - )

Chairman 1970 - 1973; SR&WSC representative 1961 - 1973; Representative for Victoria 1947 - 1961

 R. W. Chapman Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1935 - )

Awarded the Medal 1948, for the paper "Investigation and designs for Eildon Dam enlargement project, Victoria", Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, vol.20, no.7-8, Jul-Aug 1948, pp.81-91.

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

Chairman, Melbourne Division 1962 - 1963

 W. H. Warren Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1926 - )

Awarded Warren Memorial Prize 1949 for the paper "Investigation and designs for Eildon Dam enlargement project, Victoria", Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, vol.20, no.7-8, Jul-Aug 1948, pp.81-91.

 'Speedie, Milton George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Speedie, Milton George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Decked rockfill dams (Discussion) Wilkins, J. K. (Skillington, D.; Davies, H. K.; Speedie, M. G.) Decked rockfill dams (Discussion) Institution of Engineers Australia 1968 Civil Engineering Transactions CE10 1 127-129 Journal Article: The design and construction of the Tooma-Tumut Project of the Snowy Mountains Scheme (Discussion) Hunter, J. R.; Hartwig, W. P. (Thomas, H. H.; Speedie, M. G.; Hosking, A. D.; Munday, S. M.; Antill, J. M.) The design and construction of the Tooma-Tumut Project of the Snowy Mountains Scheme (Discussion) 1962 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 34 7-8 182-185 Journal Article: Warragamba Dam (Discussions and communications) Nicol, T. B. (Speedie, M. G.; Michels, V.; Waitt, F. W. F.; Sweet, H. G.; Taylor, F. G.; Fulton, A. A.; Thomas, H. H.; Hunter, J. K.; Walters, R. C. S.; Leonard, M. W.; Sparkes, S. R.; Blackmore, W. E.; Loewy, E. W.; Biswas, Asit K.) Warragamba Dam (Discussions and communications) 1965 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 37 3 71-82 Report: Thirty-second Annual Report [1951] Institution of Engineers Australia Thirty-second Annual Report [1951] 1952 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 14 Book: The ANCOLD story : 1937-1995 Wickham, Alan; Fitzpatrick, Mike The ANCOLD story : 1937-1995 Australian National Committee on Large Dams 1998 Journal Article: Investigation and designs for Eildon Dam enlargement (Discussions and communications) Speedie, Milton G. (Ritchie, E. G.; Farie Wright, C. P.) Investigation and designs for Eildon Dam enlargement (Discussions and communications) 1948 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 20 12 202-203 Journal Article: Pore pressure in earthern embankments Speedie, Milton G. Pore pressure in earthern embankments 1942 Commonwealth Engineer Journal Article: Investigation and designs for Eildon Dam enlargement Speedie, Milton G. Investigation and designs for Eildon Dam enlargement 1948 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 20 7-8 81-91 Journal Article: Earth Dams. Their design and the causes of some failures Speedie, Milton G. Earth Dams. Their design and the causes of some failures 1943 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 15 9-10 205-212 Conference Paper: Earth dams in Victoria : A historical review Lee, F. M.; Speedie, M. G. Earth dams in Victoria : A historical review Adelaide 1963 Fourth ANZ Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 25-33 Journal Article: Welded penstocks: Materials, construction and inspection (A symposium) Ferris, I. J.; Speedie, Milton G.; Bonwick, J. E. Welded penstocks: Materials, construction and inspection (A symposium) Institution of Engineers Australia 1956 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 28 6 133-149 Journal Article: Warren Memorial Prize - 1949 Award Warren Memorial Prize - 1949 Award 1951 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 23 3 61 Resource: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Resource: Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1983 Draper, W.J. Who's who in Australia 1983 24th Melbourne, Victoria Herald and Weekly Times Ltd 1983