Sir Thomas Hudson Beare, FRSE, RSSA, chair of mechanics and engineering, 1887–1889 George Murray Burnett, FRSE (1921–1980) served as Principal 1974 until 1980.[106] Andrew John Herbertson, lecturer in industrial and commercial geography, 1896–1899[107] Sir Geoff Palmer, OBE, grain scientist and human rights advocate, 1977–2005