Australia In 1967, Whitmore was appointed to the Chair of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Queensland. His chief programs were to appoint new staff to the department as the mining boom was increasing demand for graduate engineers and to push forward with the move of the department to the St Lucia campus of the university. He developed links with industry which led to the establishment of a number of scholarships and support from MIM Holdings Ltd for the creation of a Mineral Research Centre. The Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre was opened in 1970 to recognise the work of Kruttschnitt who had been a former chairman of MIM Holdings. It was located at the university's experimental mine site at Indooroopilly. Whitmore pursued the creation of a chair in Metallurgy, and worked with the Department of Geology and Mineralogy to establish the Mineral Industry Advisory Committee which was chaired by industry representatives. He was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering between 1974 and 1975. He stepped back as head of the department in 1976 to remain Professor of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering and pursued the creation of several histories of the exploration of coal in Queensland and engineering heritage. He retired in 1985 and was made Emeritus Professor, a role which led him to pursue historical studies in Brisbane and Ipswich, including heritage studies of smelters in north Queensland, the Mount Crosby water treatment station and the Tower Mill at Spring Hill. He also undertook industrial archaeology studies of coke oven technologies, the Rhondda colliery and sawmill in the Ipswich region. He had contributed to over 40 historical papers and books during his later career. Personal life and legacy Whitmore married Ruth Franklin in 1947. He died in Brisbane on 20 December 2008. He was survived by his wife and two sons. Whitmore's professional papers were donated to the University of Queensland Fryer Library. A reading room at Engineering House Queensland was named for him. Memberships and other roles 1970-1974 – representative on the Australian Research Grants Commission 1976 – Engineering Heritage Panel, Engineers Australia, Queensland and National Division 1982 - Chairman of Engineers Australia, Queensland division 1991-2004 Member of Ipswich City Council Heritage Advisory Committee Member of Brisbane City Council Heritage Advisory Committee Board member, Queensland Museum Science Centre Advisory on mining education, Papua New Guinea University of Technology Member – Royal Historical Society of Queensland Member