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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-08-01 human Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007454b.htm person Dridan Julian Randal CMG AACR2 24 November 1901 2 October 1982 Place of Birth Payneham, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Mitcham, South Australia, Australia Civil engineer Public servant Julian Dridan, CMG BE DipMechE FSASM FIEAust, was the Director and Engineer-in-Chief, Engineering and Water Supply Department, South Australia from 1949 until he retired in 1966. He was in charge of a large Department which controlled all water supply and sewerage services in South Australia, and carried out the engineering work of the River Murray Commission and the South Eastern Drainage Board, and for Government irrigation projects. Major projects during this period included: the Mannum to Adelaide pipeline; the Bolivar Sewage Treatment Works; the dams at South Para, and Myponga; the planning of the dams at Middle River and Chowilla; and the pipelines from Swan Reach to near Stockwell, and from Murray Bridge to Adelaide. Earlier in his career he was associated with the construction of three Locks on the Murray River, and the construction of the Morgan-Whyalla pipeline. During his career, he was also Commissioner representing South Australia, on the River Murray Commission, and a member of the Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD). After he retired, he was appointed Deputy Chairman, and later Chairman, South Australian Electricity Trust. Dridan's distinguished engineering and public service career was recognised when he was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1955, was awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal in 1969, and the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977. 1919 1919 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia c. 1920 c. 1920 Education - Diploma of Mechanical Engineerng (DipMechE), South Australian School of Mines and Industries (FSASM) 1921 1921 Career position - Engineering assistant, Irrigation Department, at Berri 1922 1922 Education - Diploma in Applied Science, University of Adelaide 1922 1922 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Adelaide 1923 1929 Career position - Assistant engineer, River Murray works, Engineering and Water Supply Department, South Australia [Construction of Lock No. 5, Lock No. 9] 1927 1927 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1930 1933 Career position - Resident engineer, River Murray Works, Engineering and Water Supply Department, South Australia [Construction of Lock No.8] 1935 1936 Career position - Resident engineer, Western District, Engineer-in-Chief's Department, South Australia 1937 1944 Career position - Resident engineer, Northern District, Engineer-in-Chief's Department, South Australia [Superintended the construction of a 50-mile section of the Morgan-Whyalla pipeline] 1944 c. 1945 Career position - Inspecting Engineer, Engineering and Water Supply Department, South Australia [at Head Office, Adelaide] c. 1945 1946 Career position - Engineer for Water Supply, Engineering and Water Supply Department, South Australia 1946 1949 Career position - Deputy Engineer-in-Chief, Engineering and Water Supply Department, South Australia 1947 1950+ Career position - Commissioner representing South Australia, River Murray Commission 1949 1965 Career position - Engineer-in-Chief, Engineering and Water Supply Department, South Australia 1952 1965 Career position - Member for Engineering & Water Supply Department, Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) 1953 Career position - Member of the Electricity Trust of South Australia 1953 1953 Career event - Overseas visit on behalf of the Government, to England, Europe and the United States [to investigate water supply and dam construction] 9 Jun 1955 9 Jun 1955 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - in recognition of service as the Engineer-in-Chief of the South Australian Water Supply Department 1958 1958 Career event - Member of Commonwealth Government group to visit Japan, as guests of Japanese major industries 1959 1959 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1960 1960 Career position - Chairman, Adelaide Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1961 1965 Career position - Senior Vice-chairman, Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) 1965 1965 Career event - Attended Executive Meeting of the International Commission of Large Dams (ICOLD) and to investigate options for the Chowilla project for the River Murray Commission 1965 1966 Career event - Director and Engineer-in-Chief, Engineering and Water Supply Department, South Australia [Position retitled] 1965 c. 1969 Career position - Deputy Chairman, Electricity Trust of South Australia 1966 Career position - Chairman, South Australian Housing Trust 1966 1966 Life event - Retired 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] 1969 1969 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia c. 1969 c. 1974 Career position - Chairman, Electricity Trust of South Australia 1 Aug 1977 1 Aug 1977 Award - Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Chairman, Adelaide Division 1960

 Electricity Trust of South Australia, State of South Australia (1946 - 1995)

Deputy Chairman 1965 - 1969+; Member 1953 -

 River Murray Commission, Commonwealth of Australia (1917 - 1988)

Commissioner representing South Australia 1947 - 1950+

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

Senior Vice-chairman 1961 - 1965; Attended ICOLD 1965; Member 1952 - 1965

 South Australian Engineering and Water Supply Department, State of South Australia (1930 - 1995)

Director and Engineer-in-Chief 1965 - 1966; Engineer-in-Chief 1949 - 1965; Deputy Engineer-in-Chief 1946 - 1949; Engineer for Water Supply 1945 - 1946; Inspecting engineer 1944 - 1945; Resident engineer 1930 - 1944

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

Awarded the Medal 1969

 'Dridan, Julian Randal', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Dridan, Julian Randal Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Conference Paper: Thermal power resources - Gas Dridan, J. R. Thermal power resources - Gas 1974 Conference on Energy Resources for Electric Power Generation: Melbourne, October 29-31, 1974 23-30 Journal Article: Developing South Australia's water resources, with special reference to the River Murray Dridan, J. R. Developing South Australia's water resources, with special reference to the River Murray 1955 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 27 3 47-56 Journal Article: Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1969 Award [Mr J R Dridan, CMG BE FIEAust] Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1969 Award [Mr J R Dridan, CMG BE FIEAust] 1970 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 42 1-2 N11 Report: Fiftieth Annual Report [1969] Institution of Engineers Australia Fiftieth Annual Report [1969] 1970