Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsAcademics - Electrical engineeringGenderMaleHistoryWorking in the Electrical Engineering Department, McCutchan in the late 1970s became interested in the Cassilis Gold Mining Co. NL, which had - in response to a timber scarcity - established a pioneer hydro-electricity system on the Victoria River to power its mining and treatment operations on the Cassilis Reef. The success of the operation, which continued until 1916, was limited by the seasonal failure of the Victoria River stream flow which necessitated a shutdown for three or four months each summer.
John McCutchan is Honorary Senior Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Melbourne.
McCutchan, John (16/12/1931-20/8/2022). University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 14/12/2025, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/58226
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