Biographical entry Stone, William (1858 - 1949)
- Born
- 12 May 1858
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 25 January 1949
Kew, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
William Stone was an Engineer with the Victorian Railways 1883-1920 and Chief Electrical Engineer 1913-20.
Archival resources
The University of Melbourne Archives
- William Stone - Records, 1893 - 1939; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Bolton, H. C., 'Stone, William (1858-1949), Electrical Engineer and Physicist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, p. 101. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120117b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- 'Stone, William', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P000802p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Stone, William', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467112. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 August 2006
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