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Henderson, John Barry (1933 - 1978)
 
Metallurgist
Born: 1933.  Died: 9 January 1978.
John Barry Henderson spent his entire career with Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd (BHP), starting as a trainee chemist in 1955 in their Newcastle plant. At the time of his death he was a Principal Research Officer at the laboratory in Shortland. Henderson made a significant contribution to process metallurgy and was educated at the Newcastle Technical College (ASTC: Associate Sydney Technical College) and University of New South Wales (BSc, MSc).
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1955 - 1956Trainee Chemist at Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd (BHP) in Newcastle
1956 - 1962Research Officer with BHP Central Research Laboratories in Shortland
1958 - 1960Fulbright Scholar at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, UK
1962 - 1978Senior Research Officer (to 1966) then Principal Research Officer at BHP in Shortland

 
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