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Raws, William Lennon (Lennon) (1878 - 1958)

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Business executive

Born: 7 August 1878 Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England. Died: 19 April 1958 South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.

(Sir) William Lennon (Lennon) Raws was first managing director of Imperial Chemical Industries (Australia) Ltd (I.C.I.A.N.Z. from 1929) 1928-46, vice-chairman 1933-34 and chairman 1934-46. He was involved in having Australian brown coal evaluated in the UK during the 1920s and 30s with a view to liquefying it to produce synthetic petrol, a process which became very important during World War II.

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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=P003883. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 2 August 2006

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