Thomas Charles Cloud died at Bournemouth on February 22nd, 1918, after a long and painful illness.
He studied at the Royal School of Mines, taking the Associateship in Metallurgy; and he afterwards acted as private assistant to Dr. Percy in connection with his work on the metallurgy of lead.
For twenty-five years he occupied the position of manager, metallurgist, electrical and general engineer at the Wallaroo Smelting Works, South Australia. His work included the various branches of copper smelting and refining; the smelting of silver-lead ores; the smelting and recovery of gold and silver, from mixed and refractory ores; the manufacture of sulphuric acid by the chamber process; the designing and laying-out of works and the erection of plant for carrying out the various metallurgical operations in which the company was engaged; the designing and erection of electric lighting, power and electrolytic plants; and the laying-out of roads and railways. He also, during his term of management, controlled the manufacture of the celebrated ‘Wallaroo’ brand of copper.
After his return from Australia, Mr. Cloud practised for several years in London as a consulting metallurgist and engineer, until failing health compelled his retirement from active work.
He was a Member of the Council of the Institution from 1907 to 1917, and contributed papers to the Transactions on ‘The Wallaroo Smelting Works’ and on ‘The McMurtry-Rogers Process.’
Mr. Cloud was elected a Member of the Institution in 1904.
Vol. 27, Trans I.M.M. 1917-18, pp. 389-90
