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Norgard, John Davey (1914 - )

Mining chemist and Industrial chemist

Born: 3 February 1914

John Davey Norgard, a senior executive with BHP, arranged for Lewis Weeks, one of America's most famous geologists, to visit Australia in 1960 and report on the oil permits held by BHP. His report that oil would be found in Bass Strait led to BHP becoming associated with Esso, a project that within ten years led to the production of 60% of Australia's annual oil needs. Norgard was educated at the South Australian School of Mines and University of Adelaide (BE) and was a Chairman of the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission).

Career Highlights

Chronology
1936 Joined Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd (BHP)
1942 - 1945 Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Australian Air Force
1949 Assistant Manager of Australian Iron and Steel Ltd
1951 Assistant Manager of BHP in Newcastle, New South Wales
1952 - 1956 Manager of BHP in Newcastle
1956 - 1963 Assistant General Manager of BHP in Newcastle
1963 - 1967 General Manager of Operations at BHP
1967 - 1970 Executive General Manager Operations
1970 - 1981 Chairman of the Metric Conversion Board
1972 - 1975 Deputy Chancellor of La Trobe University in Bundoora, Victoria
1976 - 1981 Chairman of the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission)
1976 - 1981 Chairman of the Pipeline Authority
1982 Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Online Sources

See Also

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=P003821. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 19 December 2006

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