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Armstrong, Lindsay Gordon (1907 - 1953)

Applied chemist

Born: 13 January 1907 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Died: 23 February 1953.

Lindsay Gordon Armstrong worked at the Salisbury Explosives Factory, South Australia from 1942-47 and its successor, the Long Range Weapons Establishment from 1947-50. He joined Mulwala Explosives Factory in 1950 and was acting Manager at the time of his death.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1929 Diploma in Applied Chemistry completed at the Melbourne Technical College
c. 1930 - c. 1933 Worked at Victor Leggo & Farmers Ltd in Melbourne
1934 - 1939 Chemist at the Commonwealth Government Explosives Factory
1939 - 1942 Head of propellant manufacture at the Commonwealth Government Explosives Factory in Maribyrnong, Victoria
1942 - 1947 Assistant Manager, then Manager of Production at the Salisbury Explosives Factory in South Australia
1947 - 1950 Principal Technical Officer to the Chief Scientific Officer at the Long Range Weapons Establishment
1950 Assistant Manager of Mulwala Explosives Factory
1950 - 1953 Acting Manager of Mulwala Explosives Factory

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 26 June 2006

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