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Burton, John Ralph (1929 - 2000)

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Civil engineer and Environmental engineer
Born: 8 November 1929  Gulargambone, New South Wales, Australia.  Died: 10 September 2000  New South Wales, Australia.
John Ralph Burton was professor of natural resources at the University of New England, 1971-1995. He had previously held a number of engineering positions in Australia and New Zealand.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1951 - 1954Assistant Engineer at the Public Works Department in New South Wales
1954 - 1960Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of New South Wales
1961 - 1965Foundation Professor of Agricultural Engineering and Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Engineering Institute at Lincoln College, New Zealand
1967 - 1970Director and Deputy Chairman of the New Zealand Inventions Development Authority
1971 - 1995Foundation Professor of natural resources at the University of New England, New South Wales
1972 - 1974Chairman of the Commonwealth Government Inquiry into flooding Lake Pedder
1977 - 1984Member of the New South Wales Clean Waters Advisory Committee
1990Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
1995Retired

 

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