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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-09-10 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-09-11 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007846b.htm person Simcock George O'Kell AACR2 3 October 1896 19 April 1954 Place of Birth Warrington, Lancashire, England Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Mechanical engineer Manufacturing executive George Simcock AMIEAust was the Manager of Australian Glass Manufacturers Co. Pty Ltd at Spotswood in Victoria, from c1923 to 1953, and was also the Victorian Technical Manager, Australian Consolidated Industries Limited (ACI) 1939 to 1953. In 1936 the first translucent hollow glass bricks in Australia were manufactured at the Spotswood plant of Australian Glass Manufacturers Co. Ltd, and he promoted these widely to the building industry. He was active within the engineering profession and the Victorian Institute of Engineers, serving on its Council, and was Vice president in 1933 and President 1934 - 1935. He also actively supported the local communities of Spotwood, Williamstown and Footscray. Simcock Avenue, Spotswood is named after him. 1918 1919 Military service - First World War. British Expeditionary Force 1920 1920 Life event - Married, Helen (Nellie) Potter, Padgate, Lancaster, England 1921 1921 Career position - Foreman engineer, United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Ltd, Sherdley Glassworks, St.Helens England 1923 1923 Life event - Migrated to Victoria, Australia c. 1923 1953 Career position - Assistant Manager / Manager, Australian Glass Manufacturers Co. Ltd / Australian Glass Manufacturers Co. Pty Ltd, Spotswood, Victoria 5 Sep 1928 5 Sep 1928 Career event - Member (MVIE), Victorian Institute of Engineers [Sponsors: R E Jardine, A E Hughes] 1930 1930 Patent - Improvements in and connected with machine tools adapted for copying or profiling operations [25671/1930] 1933 1933 Career position - Vice-president, Victorian Institute of Engineers 1934 1934 Patent - Improvements in and connected with milk bottles and the like [17184/1934] 1934 1935 Career position - President, Victorian Institute of Engineers 1936 1936 Lecture - Lecture "The uses of glass in modern building practice" 1938 1938 Award - Life governor, Williamstown Hospital 1939 1939 Life event - President, Footscray Rotary Club 1939 1953 Career position - Victorian Technical Manager, Australian Consolidated Industries Limited (ACI) 1950 1950 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Transferred from Victorian Institute of Engineers] 1953 1953 Life event - Retired. Victorian Technical Manager, Australian Consolidated Industries Limited (ACI), Victorian Manager of Australian Glass Manufacturers' Co. Pty Ltd 1954 1954 Buried - Cremated, Springvale Botanical Cemetery Victorian Institute of Engineers (1883 - 1949)

President 1934 - 1935; Vice-president 1933.

 Australian Glass Manufacturers Company Pty Ltd (1939 - )

Manager 1939 - 1953

 Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd (ACI) (1939 - 1982)

Victorian Technical Manager c1939 - 1953

 Australian Glass Manufacturers Company Limited (II) (1922 - 1939)

Manager c1923 - 1939

 'Simcock, George O'Kell', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Simcock, George O'Kell 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: Australian Patent search database IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Australian Patent search database Commonwealth of Australia 2015 Journal Article: The uses of glass in modern building practice (Presidential Address 1936) Simcock, G. O'Kell The uses of glass in modern building practice (Presidential Address 1936) 1937 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1935-1936 6-24 Journal Article: The origin and history of glass (Paper & Discussion) Simcock, G. O'Kell The origin and history of glass (Paper & Discussion) 1933 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1931-1932 41-54 Journal Article: An insight into modern methods of manufacture of glass (Presidential Address 1935) Simcock, G. O'Kell An insight into modern methods of manufacture of glass (Presidential Address 1935) 1937 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1935-1936 6-22 Newspaper Article: Well-known works manager dies suddenly [George Simcock] Well-known works manager dies suddenly [George Simcock] 1954 Williamstown Chronicle 1 Newspaper Article: ACI chief retires [George Simcock] ACI chief retires [George Simcock] 1953 Williamstown Chronicle 1