Maurice Mawby

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Sir Maurice Mawby
Born(1904-08-31)31 August 1904
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died4 August 1977(1977-08-04) (aged 72)
NationalityAustralian
Known forChairman of CRA and Comalco

Sir Maurice Alan Edgar Mawby CBE FAA (31 August 1904 – 4 August 1977) was an Australian mining industry leader. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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References

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  2. "The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil)". It's an Honour. 1 January 1959. Citation: "Industry"
  3. "Knight Bachelor". It's an Honour. 1 January 1963. Citation: "Services to mining & industry"
  4. "Honorary Degree and Fellowship holders". unsw.edu.au.
  5. IW Wark; EG Ellis (1980). "Maurice Alan Edgar Mawby 1904-1977". Historical Records of Australian Science. 5 (1): 104–128. doi:10.1071/HR9800510104.. Also at CSIRO BrightSparcs
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