Guide to the Papers of Sir William Hudson, 1948-1980
Collection context
Summary
- Collection number:
- MS 9025
- Creator:
- William Hudson
- Extent:
- 9.1 metres and (62 boxes, 2 folio items)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
- Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir William Hudson, National Library of Australia, MS 9025, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
- Availability:
- Available
- Access conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
Background
- Content Summary:
- The collection includes correspondence, diaries and notebooks, speeches, papers relating to the Galloway Hydro-Electric Scheme, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, National Safety Council of Australia, Road Safety Council of New South Wales, Australian Welding Research Association and cuttings.
- Biographical Note:
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Date Event 1896 Born in Nelson, New Zealand 1914-15 Attended University College, London 1916-18 Served with the London Regiment in France 1918-20 Attended Grenoble University, France 1921-22 Assistant Engineer in the Hydro-Electric Section of Sir Armstrong-Whitworth Co., London 1922-24 Assistant Engineer on with the Railway Construction and Hydro-Electric Construction of the Department of Public Works in New Zealand 1924-27 Engineer-in-charge with Sir Armstrong-Whitworth Co. in the construction of the Arapuni Dam in New Zealand 1926 Married Eileen Trotter 1928-31 Assistant Engineer on Tunnelling and later Engineer-in-Charge on Dam Construction with the Sydney Water Board 1931-36 On the staff of Sir Alexander Gibb Partners, London as Engineer-in-Charge of the construction of the Galloway Hydro-electric Scheme in Scotland 1937-49 Returned to Sydney Water Board as Resident Engineer on Dam Construction, later Chief Construction Engineer and then Engineer -in-Chief 1949-67 Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority 1955 Received Knighthood (K.B.E.) 1964 Appointed Fellow of the Royal Society, London 1968-71 Chairman of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales and President of National Safety Council of Australia 1969 Honorary Member of the Federation of Construction Contractors Australia 1969-71 President Road Safety Council of Australia 1969-74 Senior Consultant with Sir Alexander Gibb Partners, London 1973-74 President of Australian Welding Research Association 1978 Died in Canberra - Provenance:
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The papers were donated to the National Library by Lady Hudson in December 1992. In 1998, following the death of her mother, Margaret Unger added further papers to the collection. Series 25 was added in May 1998.
Indexed terms
- Names:
- William Hudson
Access and use
- Conditions Governing Access:
- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2964924).
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
- Preferred citation:
- Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir William Hudson, National Library of Australia, MS 9025, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
- Contact: