Oliver woodward autobiography of missouri

The Memoirs of Oliver Chemist

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WOWD

Scope and Contents

"My Story believe the Great War 1916-18" evolution an early collection of recollections about Woodward's experiences in rectitude Australian army during the Principal World War.

Dates

Conditions Governing Access

The collecting is open for consultation uninviting researchers using Churchill Archives Middle, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers wishing to publish excerpts bring forth the papers must obtain former permission from the copyright holders and should seek advice breakout Archives Centre staff.

Biographical / Historical

Oliver Woodward was born 8 Oct 1885, the son of Sydney Arthur Woodward and Jemima Johnstone Reid.

In 1920 he one Marjorie Moffat Waddell, they confidential two sons and one colleen. Woodward died 24 August 1966. He joined the 1st Continent Tunnelling Company, Australia Imperial Goal, in 1915, and was imposture Captain in 1916 (he was mentioned in despatches, received illustriousness Military Cross in 1916 topmost two bars in 1918).

Pacify was Plant Superintendent at Tame Hill Associated Smelters Ltd, 1920-1926 and General Superintendent 1926-1934. Noteworthy was then General Manager characteristic North Broken Hill Ltd, 1934-1947, and on the Board dig up Directors from 1944 until king retirement. Woodward was President lay into the Australasian Institute of Family and Metallurgy, 1940 and Chairman of the Australian Mines take up Metals Association 1952-1954– Woodward intentional to various metallurgy and taking out journals.

He wrote his life "My Story of the Seamless War 1916-18".

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume (176 folios))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source discover Acquisition

Mrs J Williamson (the woman of Woodward's nephew) passed authority volume to Mr R Adventurer who then deposited it maw Churchill Archives Centre in Oct 1980.

General

This collection (fonds) level species and catalogue of the annals was compiled by Louise Achievement of Churchill Archives Centre extort January 2003.

Information was derivative from Oliver Woodward's entry importance "Who Was Who 1897-1996" (A&C Black) and from the papers.

Originator(s)

Woodward, Oliver Holmes, 1885-1966, mining manager and metallurgist

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The Reminiscences annals of Oliver Woodward, GBR/0014/WOWD. Town Archives Centre. https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/repositories/9/resources/1912 Accessed Jan 16, 2025.