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Melhuish, Theodore d'Aveline (1897 - 1969)

Industrial chemist

Born: 23 August 1897 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died: 18 August 1969.

Theodore d'Aveline Melhuish was Works Manager at various chemical companies before becoming Managing Director of Elliotts and Australian Drug Co. in 1959. When the Company was absorbed into Drug Houses of Australia Ltd, he was appointed Managing Director of DHA Chemicals, a position he held until his retirement. Melhuish was the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Representative at the Council of the Standards Association of Australia for over 20 years until 1968.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1920 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1920 - 1927 Researcher then Assistant Superintendent of the zinc roasting and acid plants at Broken Hill Associated Smelters
1927 - 1934 Works Manager at Adelaide Chemical Co.
1935 - 1955 Works Manager at Mt. Frome Lime Co.
1948 President of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, New South Wales branch
1950s - 1968 Royal Australian Chemical Institute Representative at the Council of the Standards Association of Australia for over 20 years
1955 - 1959 Works Manager at Elliotts and Australian Drug co.
1959 - ? Managing Director of Elliotts and Australian Drug co.

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 7 September 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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