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Wainwright, William Edward (1873 - 1959)

Mining engineer

Born: 3 January 1873 Upper Holloway, England. Died: 3 May 1959 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia.

William Edward Wainwright was a mine manager and engineer with BHP from 1898 to 1941. He was also involved in many organisations including Chairman of the Victorian Committee of the Standards Association of Australia and twice president of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1892 Diploma in Metallurgy completed at the South Australian School of Mines and Industries
1894 Diploma in Mining completed at the South Australian School of Mines and Industries
1895 Battery Manager at Ivanhoe Gold Mines in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
1896 - 1898 Mill-manager at Queen Margaret Gold Mine, near Kalgoorlie
1898 - 1903 Engineer at South Mine of Broken Hill South Ltd
1903 - 1918 Manager of South Mine of Broken Hill South Ltd
1918 - 1937 General Manager of South Mine
1919 President of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1926 Chairman of the technical committee to report on the gold-mining industry at Kalgoorlie and at the Sons of Gwalia mine, Leonora, Western Australia
1930 President of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1930 Leader of Australian delegation to the third Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress in South Africa
1936 Institute Medal received from the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1937 - Consulting Engineer at South Mine

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

Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 29 January 2007

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