Sir Allan Walton
Knight
Male
Australia
1910-02-26
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
1998-05-14
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
From: https://www.utas.edu.au/tasmanian-companion/biogs/E000536b.htm
Allan Walton Knight (1910–98), was one of Australia’s outstanding engineers. Born in Launceston, a brilliant student who excelled at sport, he graduated from the University of Tasmania in Science and Engineering and later developed a highly successful composite beam for bridges, a bridge type still widely used today. In 1932 Knight joined the Public Works Department and undertook the construction of several major bridges, notably designing and supervising the building of the floating bridge across the River Derwent (1943).
In 1946 Knight was appointed Commissioner of the Hydro-Electric Commission. He surrounded himself with capable staff and employed many migrants to work on his new developments. Knight became one of the nation’s big spenders and the Commission won international recognition for enormous advances in the technology of dam and power station design and construction. Under Knight’s leadership (1946–1977) the Commission’s installed capacity grew from 172 to 1515 megawatts and its workforce from 1000 to over 5000. His plans were not without controversy: the proposal to flood Lake Pedder was strongly opposed and led to Tasmania’s first true environmental battle, which the Hydro eventually won.
After the Tasman Bridge disaster in 1975, Knight supervised reconstruction which, he said, was probably the biggest challenge of his professional life. Knight was presented with many honours and was created a Knight Bachelor in 1970. His sporting achievements were also impressive and he excelled in rowing, tennis and real tennis. An exceptional engineer of world standing, Knight had great vision and organising ability and made a major impact on Tasmania’s development.
1930 - 1939
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42
32
1933 - Tasmanian Championships (Amateur)
1932 - Tasmanian Championships (Amateur)
1931 - Tasmanian Championships (Amateur)
1930 - Tasmanian Championships (Amateur)
Round 1
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
T. Brown
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
S.W. Stevenson
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Lionel Brodie 1 *
Sir Allan Walton Knight
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
L.T. Little
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
V.H. Partridge
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Donald Gordon Lovett 1 *
Sir Allan Walton Knight
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Roy John Malcolm 1 *
Sir Allan Walton Knight
6-3
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
R.H. Green
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Norman Edgar Little
6-0
8-6
Semifinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Basil Shaw Fitchett
6-1
6-4
Final
Reg Ewin 1 *
Sir Allan Walton Knight
6-0
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Sydney Aubrey Willard 1 *
Sir Allan Walton Knight
6-1
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
E. Hopkins
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
William John Gerlach
6-3
10-8
Semifinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Colin A. McKenzie
6-3
6-4
Final
Reg Ewin 1 *
Sir Allan Walton Knight
6-2
8-6
6-3
Round 2
Basil Shaw Fitchett 1 *
Sir Allan Walton Knight
6-4
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
bye
Round 2
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Harry Desmond (Peter) Fysh
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
R.T. Murray
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Eric Arthur Stewart
2-6
6-2
6-1
Final
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Alan Colin Newton
6-2
6-1
6-0
Round 1
Jack Crawford 1 *
Sir Allan Walton Knight
4-6
7-5
6-8
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
A.McL. Robinson
w.o.
Round 2
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
K.M. Archer
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Robert Harold Berriman
6-3
7-5
Semifinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Andrew Morland Bush
6-3
3-6
6-2
Final
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Norman Edgar Little
6-0
6-4
6-0
Round 1
David Chrystal jr 1 *
Sir Allan Walton Knight
6-0
6-2
ret.
Round 2
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
James Williamson
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
J.A. Woods
?
Quarterfinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
William Joseph (Bill) Sheehan
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Eric William Merlin Huxley
6-3
6-4
Final
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Alan Colin Newton
4-6
6-1
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Francis Murray McCracken
6-2
6-3
4-6
6-1
Round 2
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Horace Walter Norbourne Crebbin
6-2
6-4
3-6
1-6
7-5
Round 3
Richard Schlesinger 1 *
Sir Allan Walton Knight
6-3
9-7
10-8
Round 1
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Thomas Arthur Levermore Goward
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Bernard Joseph McMahon
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Andrew Morland Bush
6-2
6-0
Semifinals
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Eric William Merlin Huxley
6-1
6-1
Final
Sir Allan Walton Knight 1 *
Alan Colin Newton
6-3
8-6
6-2