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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-09-02 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-09-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007839b.htm person Gamble George Edwin AACR2 5 February 1893 23 December 1955 Place of Birth Trentham, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Kew, Victoria, Australia Mechanical engineer George Gamble MVIE AMIEAust was a senior engineer with John Thompson (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. He patented an improved control valve for pressure filters in 1935, was active within the Victoria Institute of Engineers, and was President in 1938. 1915 1919 Military service - First World War. Second Lieutenant, Royal Air Force [Australian Flying Corp AFC 1918-1919] 1921 c. 1923 Career position - Design engineer, Lighting and starting sets for automobiles, British Lighting and Ignition Company (BLIC) 1923 1923 Life event - Married, Edith May Wadlow, Erdington, Warwick, England c. 1924 c. 1924 Life event - Moved to Australia c. 1924 1955 Career position - Engineer, Manager, John Thompson (Aust.) Pty Ltd 1935 1935 Patent - 22535/1935 An improved control valve for pressure filters and the like 1938 1938 Career position - President, Victorian Institute of Engineers 1949 1949 Career event - Overseas tour. England and Germany to study trends in the design and manufacture of power plants 1950 1950 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Transferred from Victorian Institute of Engineers] 1955 1955 Buried - Springvale Botanical Cemetery John Thompson (Australia) Pty Ltd (1924 - ?)

Senior engineer c1924 - 1955

 Victorian Institute of Engineers (1883 - 1949)

President 1938

 'Gamble, George Edwin', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Gamble, George Edwin Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Australian Patent search database IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Australian Patent search database Commonwealth of Australia 2015 Resource: A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 CA 555 Australian Patent Office, 1904-1992 A627 Applications for patents, single number series with year suffix, 1904-1992 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Journal Article: Some usages of water treatment in industry (Paper & Discussion) Gamble, G. E. Some usages of water treatment in industry (Paper & Discussion) 1935 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1933-1934 64-86 Journal Article: Purification and sterilising equipment for modern swimming pools (Lecture) Gamble, G. E. Purification and sterilising equipment for modern swimming pools (Lecture) 1939 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1937-1938 44-49 Journal Article: Notes on the efficiency of water heaters Gamble, G. E. Notes on the efficiency of water heaters 1939 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1937-1938 30-33 Journal Article: Notes on modern boilers (Presidential Address 1939) Gamble, G. E. Notes on modern boilers (Presidential Address 1939) 1940 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1939 5-16 Journal Article: Bagasse fired boilers (Paper & Discussion) Gamble, G. E. Bagasse fired boilers (Paper & Discussion) 1937 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1935-1936 36-50 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