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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-12-17 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-12-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007930b.htm person Oram John Alfred Forster AACR2 1911 24 January 2004 Place of Birth Stawell, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Late of Bright, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Jack Oram, BCE FIEAust, was Engineer and Manager of First Mildura Irrigation Trust from 1948 until about 1969. 1931 1931 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1933 1933 Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne c. 1933 c. 1934 Career position - Assistant engineer, Shire of Dunmunkle c. 1934 c. 1935 Career position - Assistant engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission 1935 1948 Career position - Construction engineer, State Electricity Commission of Victoria [At Yallourn] 1937 1937 Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia c. 1937 c. 1937 Career event - Granted Certificate of Qualification as Municipal Surveyor (CE), Local Government Act 1903 VIC c. 1937 c. 1937 Career event - Granted Certificate as Engineer of Water Supply, under Irrigation Act 1886 VIC 1942 1942 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1948 1950 Career position - Civil engineer, First Mildura Irrigation Trust 1950 c. 1969 Career position - Manager, Civil engineer, First Mildura Irrigation Trust [succeeded A Skilbeck] 1957 1957 Career event - Attended congress, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, California 1964 1964 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1966 Career position - Chairman, Sunraysia Group, Institution of Engineers Australia 1966 1966 Career event - Attended congress, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, India 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] c. 1969 Career position - Engineer, Traralgon 'Oram, John Alfred Forster (Jack)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Oram, John Alfred Forster (Jack) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Engineer new head of Trust Engineer new head of Trust 1950 Sunraysia Daily 4 Journal Article: Pioneer irrigator designed his own pumps [George Chaffey] Oram, J. A. F. Pioneer irrigator designed his own pumps [George Chaffey] 1965 The Chartered Engineer Victoria 9 10 17 Journal Article: John Oram [Melbourne Division Notes] John Oram [Melbourne Division Notes] 1966 The Chartered Engineer Victoria 11 1 7