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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-10-22 human Ken McInnes updated 2024-10-22 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007518b.htm person Thornton John George AACR2 c. April 1905 16 December 1965 Place of Birth Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Killara, New South Wales, Australia Electrical engineer Public servant John Thornton, BSc BE MIEAust, was the Deputy Chief Engineer, Power Supply, Electricity Commission of New South Wales. In 1950 he was appointed a member of the Menzies Federal Government manpower allocation committee. For many years he was a member of the New South Wales Local Government Electrical Engineering Examination Committee.

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* Lake Illawarra Power Station 1949

1925 1925 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1931 1931 Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia c. 1938 c. 1938 Career position - Assistant chief installation inspector, Sydney County Council 1940 1940 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia c. 1948 c. 1952 Career position - Principal Electrical Engineer, Public Works Department, New South Wales 1950 Career position - Member, Manpower Allocation Committee, Commonwealth of Australia c. 1952 c. 1952 Career position - Deputy Chief Engineer, Power Supply, Electricity Commission of New South Wales 1960 1960 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 'Thornton, John George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Thornton, John George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The Tallawarra Power Station Project of the Southern Electricity Supply of New South Wales Thornton, J. G.; Saxby, C. A., and Aston, F. J. The Tallawarra Power Station Project of the Southern Electricity Supply of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Department of Public Works 1950