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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-05-27 human Ken McInnes updated 2026-06-25 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P008057b.htm person Callow John Alfred AACR2 5 December 1919 15 August 2017 Place of Birth Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia Place of Death late of SandBrook Aged Care, Burleigh Waters, Queensland, Australia Electrical engineer John Callow, ME BComm FIEAust, was System Design Engineer, with the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, from 1951.

'Mr. Callow obtained his diploma at the Hobart Technical College in 1942, while employed in the Electrical Designs Branch of the Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania. Continuing his studies part-time at the University of Tasmania, he took the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce. In 1948. he joined the 220 kV transmission line design section of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.
In 1949 Mr. Callow was selected by the Department of Supply for overseas training and, after a few months with Long Range Weapons in South Australia; was sent to the United Kingdom for 2 years, during which time he studied power system analysis and design, and carried out research into switching transients. On returning to Australia in 1951, he transferred to the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, where he is attached to the System Design Branch, Electrical and Mechanical Division. In 1953 he was awarded the degree of Master of Engineering for a thesis on 'Switching Transients'.
Source: Brief biography of J A Callow when his paper was awarded the Electrical Engineering Prize 1954.'

c. 1941 c. 1948 Career position - Draughtsman / Engineer, Hydro-Electric Commission, Tasmania 1942 1942 Education - Diploma of Electrical engineering? (DipEE)? University of Tasmania 1943 1943 Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1946 1946 Education - Bachelor of Engineering Science (BEngSc), University of Tasmania 1947 1947 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1947 1947 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Tasmania 1948 1948 Life event - Married Josephine Eva Fisher, Hobart 1948 1949 Career position - Engineer, 220 kV transmission line design section, State Electricity Commission of Victoria. 1949 1949 Career position - Engineer, Long Range Weapons, South Australia 1949 1951 Award - Department of Supply, Overseas study, United Kingdom [Studied power system analysis and design, researched switching transients] 1950 1950 Education - Bachelor of Commerce (BComm), University of Tasmania 1951 Career position - System Design Engineer, Electrical and Mechanical Group, Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority 1953 1953 Education - Master of Engineering (ME), University of Tasmania [Thesis: 'Some aspects of the operation of circuit breakers in high-voltage power-systems'] 1954 1954 Award - Electrical Engineering Prize, Institution of Engineers Australia 1962 1962 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] Electrical Association Premium, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - 1975)

Awarded the Electrical Engineering Prize 1954, for the paper "Disconnection of long High Voltage transmission lines", Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, Jul-Aug 1954.

 'Callow, John Alfred (Jac)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, History of Australian Science Research Group Callow, John Alfred (Jac) Swinburne University of Technology, Office of the Chief Scientist Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Electrical Engineering Award - 1954 Award Electrical Engineering Award - 1954 Award 1955 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 27 7-8 214 Journal Article: Related characteristics of lightning arresters Callow, J. A. Related characteristics of lightning arresters 1959 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 31 9 233-234 Journal Article: Earthing design of electrical installations in the Snowy Mountains Area (and Discussion) Callow, J. A.; Mackley, K. W.; Furst, G. B.; and McLean, J. N. Earthing design of electrical installations in the Snowy Mountains Area (and Discussion) 1964 Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Transactions EM6 45- Journal Article: Disconnection of long High Voltage transmission lines Callow, J. A. Disconnection of long High Voltage transmission lines 1954 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 26 7-8 142-150 Journal Article: Planning the development of the electricity supply industry in New South Wales (Discussions and communications) Aston, F. J.; Wilson, J. (Wulff, K. J.; Callow, J. A.) Planning the development of the electricity supply industry in New South Wales (Discussions and communications) 1965 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 37 4-5 110