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# Richard Johnstone Whillas (b. 1945)
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Third child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921); a structural engineer.
67543f Alexander Whillas 2026-08-02 13:11:24
Ingest Whillas–McLeod history spreadsheet (1860s–1970s) Ingest the 12 decade CSV sheets from source/ into the wiki: - 12 decade timeline pages (1860s–1970s) - 39 people pages (full Whillas & McLeod/Gunn lines) - 19 place pages, 9 event pages - 3 document pages + index (incl. Catherine Gunn death cert scan) - family tree (Mermaid + outline), index, log; updated home Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## Key facts
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- **Born:** 24 Dec 1945, East Brunswick, Melbourne (birth certificate held; home address 129 Mitchell St, East Brunswick)
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- **Married:** Irine
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- **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921)
67543f Alexander Whillas 2026-08-02 13:11:24
Ingest Whillas–McLeod history spreadsheet (1860s–1970s) Ingest the 12 decade CSV sheets from source/ into the wiki: - 12 decade timeline pages (1860s–1970s) - 39 people pages (full Whillas & McLeod/Gunn lines) - 19 place pages, 9 event pages - 3 document pages + index (incl. Catherine Gunn death cert scan) - family tree (Mermaid + outline), index, log; updated home Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## Life
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Richard completed a B.Eng degree at the University of Melbourne in November 1968. In January 1969 he and his wife Irine moved to Sydney, where he began work at the Commonwealth Department of Works and, in March 1969, a part-time M.Eng.Sci degree at UNSW. From August 1969 he worked as a structural engineer with Wargon Chapman & Assoc; a major project was Centrepoint Tower.
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Irine commenced a Fashion Design course at East Sydney Tech in February 1970. In November 1973 the couple left Sydney for overseas, starting with a month in Bali.
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## Family
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- **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921)
67543f Alexander Whillas 2026-08-02 13:11:24
Ingest Whillas–McLeod history spreadsheet (1860s–1970s) Ingest the 12 decade CSV sheets from source/ into the wiki: - 12 decade timeline pages (1860s–1970s) - 39 people pages (full Whillas & McLeod/Gunn lines) - 19 place pages, 9 event pages - 3 document pages + index (incl. Catherine Gunn death cert scan) - family tree (Mermaid + outline), index, log; updated home Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- **Wife:** Irine
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- **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14
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## Sources
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- Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), *1940s*, *1960s* and *1970s* sheets.