Person

Checchi, Ettore (1853 - 1946)

Born
11 July 1853
Pisa, Italy
Died
19 July 1946
Hampton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Engineer

Summary

Ettore Checchi was chief engineering officer, Victorian State Rivers and Water Supply Commission 1906-1926. His technical data on harnessing the River Murray formed the basis of the River Murray agreement of 1925 between the three neighbouring States and the Commonwealth.

Details

Educated Florence (civil engineering). Arrived Melbourne 1876. Draftsman, Department of Lands and Survey 1876-82; engineering draughtsman, Public Works Department 1882-87, assistant engineer 1887-88; supervisor of water-trusts and minor works, Department of Water Supply 1889, in charge of river-gaugings and measurements of water 1889-1906; State Rivers and Water Supply Commission 1906-26.

Published resources

Books

  • Volpe, Daniela, From Tuscany to Victoria: the life and work of Pietro Baracchi, Carlo Catani, Ettore Cecchi (Melbourne: Italian Australian Institute, 2005), 287 pp. Details

Book Sections

Journal Articles

  • Churchyard, J. N., 'Pioneers of Victorian Irrigation, Number 7. Ettore Checchi. River Murray Agreement and River Gauging', Aqua: Official Journal of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria (1957), 146-7. Details

Resources

See also

  • Smith, James, ed., The Cyclopedia of Victoria: an historical and commercial review: descriptive and biographical, facts, figures and illustrations: an epitome of progress (Melbourne: Cyclopedia Co, 1903-1905), vol.1: 618 pp, vol.2: 563 pp, vol.3: 643 pp. 'Ettore Checci' Vol.1 p.244-5. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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