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Engineering Profession

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Barker, Thomas

Barney, George

McKenzie, Violet

Russell, Peter Nicol

Selfe, Norman

GH Olding workshop

Buzacott and Company Ltd

Engineering Association of New South Wales

Engineers Australia

Hudson Bros

Institute of Radio Engineers of Australia

Russell Bros

Stowe's Marine Engineering College

Ball, RT

Barker, Thomas

Barney, George

Brown, Harry Percy

Combes, Edward

Dalton, GCJ

Dawson, Richard (Dicky)

Dunlop, James W

Dusseldorp, Dick

FitzGerald, Robert David

Henson, HB

Hudson, Henry

Jervois, William

Laing, John

Langtree, Michael Campbell

Macarthur, Thomas

Madsen, John Percival Vissing

Mayoh, Arthur

Mayoh, Joseph

McKenzie, Cecil Roland

McKenzie, Violet

Pryke, Laurence Ernest

Russell, Peter Nicol

Russell, Robert

Russell, Robert jnr

Scratchley, Peter

Selfe, Harry

Selfe, Norman

Weaver, William

Advertisement for PN Russell's Sydney Foundry 1842

Cover of 'Buzacott country gates and fences : catalogue no. 164' 1938

Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Sydney Technical College, awarded to Florence Violet Wallace 1923

The staff assembled on Australia Day, G H Olding Coach Building Works, Parramatta Rd, Glebe 30 July 1915

Thomas Barker 1873

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Engineering Profession

Barker, Thomas

Arriving in Sydney as an orphaned apprentice, Thomas Barker forged a life as a highly successful self-made man, testament to the opportunities available to men of all classes and backgrounds in the fledgling colony.

Barney, George

As the first Colonial Engineer, Captain George Barney aimed to strengthen Sydney's harbour defences, overseeing the design and construction of many major infrastructure projects, some of which still stand today, including Circular Quay and Fort Denison.

McKenzie, Violet

A pioneer in Australian radio and electrical engineering, Violet McKenzie had a lifetime commitment to technical education and training, especially for women.

Russell, Peter Nicol

Engineer and businessman Peter Nicol Russell was a force in manufacturing, importing and sales of all kinds of metal work and engineering supplies, providing components for many large projects in nineteenth-century Sydney. Although he retired to Britain, he endowed the School of Engineering at the University of Sydney, to help it produce a new generation of engineers.

Selfe, Norman

Engineer, naval architect, inventor, urban visionary and advocate of technical education, Norman Selfe was one of Sydney's most energetic and civic-minded citizens. His vision for Sydney included a harbour crossing decades before the Harbour Bridge was built, and an independent system of technical education long before the advent of TAFE. During his lifetime, his efforts were not successful, but many of his innovative ideas were later realised.

GH Olding workshop

Workshop and head office on Parramatta Road at Forest Lodge that was owned by GH Olding & Sons Pty Ltd's coachbuilding and engineering firm. The firm built bodywork for everything from buses, cars, trucks and lorries to ambulances, garbage compactors, water carts, caravans, hydraulic lifts and elevators, as well as armaments and military equipment during wartime. The workshop operated from about 1912 until late 1967 when the company moved to Thornleigh.

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Buzacott and Company Ltd

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Engineering and manufacturing firm formed in 1902. Known especially for fencing and wrought iron work as well as farm machinery.

Engineering Association of New South Wales

Early engineering society that later became part of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.

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Engineers Australia

Established in 1919, as a result of the amalgamation of 12 existing engineering societies in Australia.

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Hudson Bros

Engineering company that grew from small beginnings in Redfern to employing more than 1000 men in works around Sydney, before succumbing to the depression of the 1890s.

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Institute of Radio Engineers of Australia

Professional body representing radio engineers since merged into Engineers Australia.

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Russell Bros

Engineering company managed by Peter, John and Robert Russell until Peter withdrew to establish his own foundry.

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Stowe's Marine Engineering College

Private college teaching professional engineering

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Ball, RT

Engineer, businessman and politician.

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Barker, Thomas

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Flour miller and businessman with extensive landholdings who was equally energetic in public affairs and philanthropy.

Barney, George

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Soldier and engineer who became Colonial Engineer under Governor Bourke.

Brown, Harry Percy

Director-General PMG Department 1922-39 who introduced the world's most extensive mechanised mail handling at Sydney GPO 1930.

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Combes, Edward

Engineeer, politician and painter who trained in Paris and contributed to the development of colonial public works and education policy. His artistic skill lead to him directing the art section of the Garden Palace Exhibition in 1879 and was instrumental in the foundation of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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Dalton, GCJ

New Zealand-born engineer who helped establish the nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights as chief engineer of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission from 1955.

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Dawson, Richard (Dicky)

Engineer and ironmaster who established a foundry near Sydney Cove in 1833 and spent four decades improving process and product despite financial problems. His innovations and transfer of technologies made him an industrial leader of the time.

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Dunlop, James W

Engineer who was works foreman at PN Russell & Co and later resigned to go into partnership with Norman Selfe.

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Dusseldorp, Dick

Dutch-born engineer who established Civil and Civic, an engineering firm that worked on the Sydney Opera House and later became Lend Lease Corporation. He later founded the Dusseldorp Skills Forum, a philanthropic organisation that fosters skills in young people.

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FitzGerald, Robert David

Civil engineer.

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Henson, HB

Engineer who submitted a detailed plan to clean up and modify the Cooks River and Sheas Creek to allow barges to travel between the Parramatta and Cooks rivers.

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Hudson, Henry

Engineer who established a joinery business with his father in 1860 which quickly developed in to a multi faceted manufacturing and engineering company.

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Jervois, William

British military engineer and diplomat who conducted a review of the colonies defences.

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Laing, John

Scottish immigrant who became a successful engineer in Sydney, both at Mort's Dock and in the Public Works Department, and was eminent in the Engineering Society of New South Wales and an advocate of technical education.

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Langtree, Michael Campbell

Grazier and civil engineer who lived in Darling Point.

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Macarthur, Thomas

Marine engineer partner of TS Mort 1866-1869.

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Madsen, John Percival Vissing

Physicist and electrical engineer.

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Mayoh, Arthur

British engineer who worked on Sydney's underground railway and in partnership with his brother Joseph and Sidney Kidman at the Kidman and Mayoh shipyard at Putney.

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Mayoh, Joseph

British engineer who worked on Sydney's underground railway and in partnership with his brother Arthur and Sidney Kidman at the Kidman and Mayoh shipyard at Putney.

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McKenzie, Cecil Roland

Electrical engineer employed by the Sydney County Council.

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McKenzie, Violet

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Florence Violet McKenzie was an electrical engineer who taught thousands of women, and soldiers, to use radio for signalling, founded the Wireless Weekly and pioneered technical education for women.

Pryke, Laurence Ernest

Engineer who served in the 12th Light Horse Regiment, 23rd Reinforcement of the AIF. After departing Sydney he arrived in

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Russell, Peter Nicol

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Engineer, foundry owner, philanthropist and university benefactor.

Russell, Robert

Scottish engineer who migrated with his family to Hobart in 1832 and then to Sydney in 1838 where he established a family business with his sons.

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Russell, Robert jnr

Engineer who participated in several family companies.

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Scratchley, Peter

Engineer and soldier who advised on each colonies defences.

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Selfe, Harry

Engineer, brother of Norman Selfe.

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Selfe, Norman

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Engineer, designer and activist, whose visionary plans for Sydney's harbour crossing and education system were not realised until after his death.

Weaver, William

Engineer and Foreman of Works from 1851 under Colonial Architect Edmund Blacket. He was to become Colonial Architect in 1854 though his tenure was cut short when he was forced to resign under doubtful circumstances in 1855.

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Advertisement for PN Russell's Sydney Foundry 1842

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National Library of Australia

[Colonial Observer, 12 November 1842 p603 via Trove]

Cover of 'Buzacott country gates and fences : catalogue no. 164' 1938

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Sydney Living Museums

[Call No: TC 631.27 BUZ/2]

(CAROLINE SIMPSON LIBRARY & RESEARCH COLLECTION)

Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Sydney Technical College, awarded to Florence Violet Wallace 1923

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Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

The staff assembled on Australia Day, G H Olding Coach Building Works, Parramatta Rd, Glebe 30 July 1915

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Contributed By

National Archives of Australia

[A6988, 50/16]

Thomas Barker 1873

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By

Barcroft Capel Boake

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a928553 / P1/94]

Engineering disciplines