McLarty Room

Named after: David Lyon McLarty

David Lyon McLarty (1889-1962), engineer and dockyard director. He was president (1947-48) of the Newcastle division, Institution of Engineers, Australia, and a member of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, the North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, England (1946-62), and the New South Wales Electricity Commission (1950-57). He was foundation chairman (1962) of the council of Newcastle University College.

The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.