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Collie, George (1893 - 1961)
 
Industrial chemist
Born: 25 February 1893  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.  Died: 24 July 1961.
George Collie worked for his father's company, which manufactured printing ink. He was technical director from 1917, managing director from 1950 and chairman of directors of Collie (Australia) Limited, and R. Collie & Co. Pty Ltd. Collie was also President of the Printing Ink Manufacturers' Association. He completed a Dip. analytical chemistry at the University of Melbourne.
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c. 1914 - c. 1917Chemist in his father's company
1917 - 1950Technical Director of the company
1950 - Managing Director of the company

 
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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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