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Hudson, William (1896 - 1978)

KBE, FRS, FTSE

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Civil engineer

Born: 27 April 1896 East Nelson, New Zealand. Died: 12 September 1978 Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

(Sir) William Hudson was Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority 1949-67 and set up many other dams. Hudson's other roles include Chairman of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales and President of the National Safety Council of Australia. He is commemorated by the Sir William Hudson Memorial Home for aged persons in Cooma.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1920 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of London
1920 - 1922 Assistant Engineer in the Hydro-Electric Section of Armstrong Whitworth & Co in London
1922 - 1924 Assistant Engineer of railway construction in the New Zealand Public Works Department and on the Mangahao hydro-electric scheme
1924 - 1927 Engineer in charge of the construction of Arapuni Dam, New Zealand
1927 Engineer with the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board of Sydney
1928 - 1931 Assistant Research Engineer on the construction of Nepean Dam, New South Wales
1931 - 1937 Engineer in charge of construction of the Gallaway Hydro-Electrical Scheme in Scotland (working for Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners (London))
1937 - 1943 Research Engineer with the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board, working on the construction of the Woronora Dam in Sydney
1943 - 1948 Chief Construction Engineer with the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board
1948 - 1949 Engineer-in-Chief with the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board
1949 - 1967 Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority
1955 Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
1957 Australian Engineering Award received
1959 Kernot Memorial Medal received
1964 - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
1966 James Cook Medal received from the Royal Society of New South Wales
1975 Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1975 Australian Welding Institute Annual Award received
1975 Order of the White Cross Annual Award for services to Australia received

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'William Hudson - Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority', in The 1997 Australian Science Festival, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/other/asf_scientists.htm#william. [ Details ]

'William Hudson', in Heroes, 2000, http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/hudson.html. [ Details ]

See Also

'Dr Keith Thomas Henry Farrer OBE MA DSc FTSE - Biographical Note', Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=648. [ Details ]
Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P001487. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 5 December 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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