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Henry, Rodney Wilton (1915 - 1994)

CBE, FTSE

Industrial chemist

Born: 17 August 1915 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died: 19 December 1994.

Rodney Wilton Henry was managing director (1962-80) of Australian Newsprint Mills, for whom he had worked since 1946. He was a leader in the use of hardwood for making newsprint. During World War II he developed flashless gunpowder in England.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1936 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1938 - 1944 Technical Development Staff member at ICI in England
1944 - 1945 Manager of Newcastle Chemicals Company
1946 Chemist at Australian Newsprint Mills (ANM) in Boyer, Tasmania
1947 - 1956 Plant Deputy General Manager at ANM
1956 - 1962 General Manager of ANM
1962 - 1980 Managing Director of ANM
1972 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1974 - 1979 President of the National Safety Council
1981 L R Benjamin Memorial Medal received

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 22 August 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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