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Engineering Heritage Australia (Victoria)
Institution of Engineers, Australia
Engineering Heritage Branch
Bi-monthly Speakers' Program
Colonial Engineer - Peter Scratchley
Thursday, 21 June 2007
| Speaker: | Major General Michael O'Brien, CSC (retd) |
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| Place: | John Connell Auditorium, Engineering House,
21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne |
| Time: | Light refreshments at 5.30pm. Talk will commence at 6.00 pm, and conclude at 7:00pm |
The Subject:
This talk is about an early Colonial Engineer, Captain (later Major General Sir) Peter Scratchley (1835-1885) of the Royal Engineers. It will examine what is known of his early career as an Engineer and his later influence on the defence schemes of the Australian colonies. The talk will be illustrated by photos, diagrams and maps.
The Speaker:
Michael O'Brien graduated from Duntroon in 1968 and was allocated to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. He served as a platoon commander and intelligence officer of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment in Vietnam from 1970-71 and later wrote a history of that battalion. His military specialisations included acquisition and logistics. He commanded the Army Technology and Engineering Agency and before he retired in 2002, was the Army's Support Commander. He has extensive board experience in credit unions, runs an antiquarian bookshop and lectures on cruise ships. He is responsible to the Chief of Army for the re-burial in October this year of five Australians killed in the Third Battle of Ypres (1917).
| Presented By: | Engineering Heritage Australia (Victoria) | |||
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| Cost: | Free of Charge | |||
| Registration: | Not necessary. | |||
| Professional Development: | Depending upon your personal requirements, attendance at this session may be eligible for inclusion in your professional development assessment. | |||
| Recording: | Mike O'Brien has agreed to the recording of this talk. The audio and slide files will be placed on www.consuleng.com.au as soon as possible after the session. | |||
| Contact Details: | ehv@engineersaustralia.org.au | |||
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