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Junck, George (1896 - 1960)
 
Chemist
Born: 19 October 1896.  Died: 29 January 1960.
George Junck worked for Wunderlich as a senior chemist, working his way up to a directorship and board member. He was a joint founder of Non-Porite Ltd in 1928 and was associated with this firm up to the time of his death. Initially he carried out assay and other work on the pilot plant for electrolytic recovery of zinc and copper at Mt. Lyell Mining and Railway Co. in Tasmania for 4 years. Junck then Joined Wunderlich Ltd as senior chemist becaming works manager of the Brunswick Tile and Pottery factory (1923) and Manager of factories and works in Victoria and South Australia (1925).
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Chronology
1921Associateship in Assaying completed at the Mt. Lyell School of Mines
1923Manager of the Brunswick Tile and Pottery factory
1928Joint founder of Non-Porite Ltd
1937 - 1938President of the Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria
1944 - 1945President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Victorian branch

 
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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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