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PAYNE, Henry

Person: id 91913

University connections

UMelb

Event flag

World War I

Family name

PAYNE

Given name(s)

Henry

Initials

Honorific

Prof.

Gender

Male

Education notes

He received his engineering training at the City and Guilds Technical College, Finsbury, London, and practical experience with Merryweather & Co. Ltd of Greenwich.[ADB]

Birth

PAYNE H. : Life.Birth 9 Mar 1871 - @ Calcutta [ India ]

Survived

Survived WWI

Occupations

PAYNE H. : Lecturer 1898 - 1903 University College, London @ University College London : London [ England ]PAYNE H. : Staff 1903 - 1909 South African College @ Capetown [ Western Cape South Africa ]PAYNE H. : Professor of Engineering 1910 - 1932 University of Melbourne @ Parkville [ VIC Australia ]

Professional Association Memberships

PAYNE, Henry : Victorian Institute of EngineersPAYNE, Henry : Institute of Civil EngineersPAYNE, Henry : Institution of Engineers Australia, 1919

Other events

PAYNE H. : Specific terms.Director of Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd

Death

PAYNE H. : Death 28 Mar 1945 @ Richmond [ VIC Australia ]

OCRd book entry or other narrative

Not listed in the Roll of Active Service but mentioned in the University of Melbourne calendar 1915-1916 as having given Home Service by accepting a seat on the New Industries Committee, was a member of the Committee to send munition workers to Great Britain and a consulting member . of the Federal Munitions Committee.
He was also appointed to Commonwealth government committees concerned with munitions and aircraft construction during the war. [ADB entry]

Person type (special flags)

University staff member, no Aust. tertiary education

ADB Entry ID

7989

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http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002480b.htm