Obituaries Australia

9 February, 1921
Geelong, Victoria, Australia

3 February, 2008 (aged 86)
Australian Capital Territory, Australia

heart disease

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• Dadswell, Herbert Eric (work colleague)

• Geelong High School (Vic) (student, 1932-1937)
• Gordon TAFE (Geelong, Vic) (student, 1938-1939)
• University of Melbourne (student, 1945-1951)

• public servant (1942-1986) Federal, Australia
• wood scientist (1942-1986) Federal, Australia
• academic (1974-1986) Australian Capital Territory, Australia

• Stanley Clarke Memorial Medal (Institute of Wood Science) (recipient, 1986)
• Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2003)

• Institute of Wood Science (Aust) (chair, 1973-1977)
• Institute of Wood Science (Aust) (member, 1973-2008)
• Institute of Wood Science (Aust) (founding member, 1973-1973)
• International Union of Forest Research Organisations (board member, 1976-1983)
• International Academy of Wood Science (president, 1978-1982)
• Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (fellow, 1980-2008)
• International Association of Wood Anatomists (honorary member, 1981-2008)

• CSIRO (Forestry and Forest Products) (wood scientist, 1942-1986)
• Queen's College (University of Melbourne) (tutor, 1945-1951)
• International Academy of Wood Science (fellow, 1970-2008)
• Australian National University (forestry) (academic, 1974-1986)