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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-02-25 human Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007987b.htm person Goodman Cyril William CBE AACR2 30 December 1893 20 March 1978 Place of Birth Hampstead, Middlesex, England Place of Death late of Avoca Beach, New South Wales, Australia Electrical engineer Cyril Goodman, CBE BE FIEAust FIEE, was Chairman, The English Electric Company of Australia Pty Ltd.; Chairman, Electric Industries Advisory Committee, Defence Production; President, Australian Association of British Manufacturers; as well as being a Director of many other public companies. In his early career, he was an electrical engineer with English Electric Co. Ltd. in England, 1919 - 1925, then in Victoria, 1924 - 1931; and later with Siemens (Australia) Pty. Ltd. in New South Wales. He was active within the Institution of Engineers, Australia, was Chairman of the Sydney Division in 1944 and 1946, and was a Councillor from 1949 to 1956. His distinguished community service was recognised when he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1960. 1915 1915 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Adelaide 1916 1916 Award - Angas Engineering Scholarship, University of Adelaide 1917 1919 Military service - First World War. Lieutenant, Australian Imperial Force [Discharged in England, employed in London, as an electrical engineer] 1919 1925 Career position - Engineer, English Electric Co. Ltd., United Kingdom 1920 1920 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEE), Institution of Electrical Engineers, London 1921 1921 Career event - Representative of the University of Adelaide, at Congress of the Universities of the Empire, in London [with Prof Darnley Naylor, O H T Rischbeth, H L Brose] 1924 1931 Career position - Manager in Victoria, English Electric Co. Ltd. c. 1926 c. 1933 Career position - General manager, Siemen's Proprietary (Australia) Ltd, Sydney 1927 1927 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1932 1932 Career position - Committee member, Electrical Engineering Branch, Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers Australia c. 1936 c. 1960 Career position - General Manager, English Electric Company of Australia Pty. Ltd. 1937 1937 Career event - Business trip to England 1937 1937 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1944 1945 Career position - Chairman, Sydney Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1945 1948 Career position - Chairman, N.S.W. Council, Australian Association of British Manufacturers 1946 1947 Career position - Chairman, Sydney Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1949 1956 Career position - Member of Council, Institution of Engineers Australia Jun 1951 Jun 1951 Career event - Representative of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Joint Engineering Conference in London, on the occasion of the Festival of Britain [with W R Hebblewhite] 1954 1959 Career position - President, Australian Association of British Manufacturers 1956 Career position - Director, Kandos Cement Co. Ltd. 31 Dec 1960 31 Dec 1960 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - In recognition of service to the public 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] Goodman, William George Toop (1872 - 1961) Angas Engineering Scholarship (1878 - )

Awarded the Scholarship 1916

 Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Chairman, Sydney Division 1944, 1946; Member of Council, 1949 - 1956.

 'Goodman, Cyril William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Goodman, Cyril William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1968 Legge, J. S. Who's who in Australia 1968 Melbourne, Victoria The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd 1968 Journal Article: The Adelaide Electric Supply Company's system (Discussions and communications) Wheadon, F. W. H. (Just, J. S.; Harvey, R. M.; Crawford, J. M.; Carter, H. G.; Goodman, C. W.; Fremlin, K.) The Adelaide Electric Supply Company's system (Discussions and communications) 1937 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 9 9 355-357 Journal Article: Chairman's Address [Sydney Division] - Notes on British Engineering Industry Goodman, C. W. Chairman's Address [Sydney Division] - Notes on British Engineering Industry 1945 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 17 6 117-120 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 Newspaper Article: The Angas Scholars The Angas Scholars 1924 The Register (Adelaide) 9