Person
David, Charles St John (1855? - 1924)
- Born
- 1855?
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England - Died
- 17 July 1924
Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer
Summary
Charles David was the city surveyor for Launceston, Tasmania for many years from 1892. He oversaw the construction of many public works including a municipal electricity generator which was Australia's first hydro-electric system, a tramcar service, the East Launceston sewerage system, the Alexandra Suspension Bridge and Carr Villa cemetery. David also consulted the Tasmanian Agricultural & Pastoral Society on the construction of Elphin Showground and the Tasmanian Turf Club on alterations to Mowbray Racecourse and was the Northern Tasmanian Fisheries Association's honorary consulting engineer. Charles David was a Fellow of the Queensland Institute of Architects and committee member of the Launceston Mechanics' Institute and Public Library and of the Launceston Technical School.
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Chronology
- 1880
- Life event - Arrived in Australia (Moreton Bay, Queensland) on board Ramsay
- c. 1880 - c. 1883
- Career position - Railway construction worker in Queensland
- 1884 - 1892
- Career position - Partner in the firm Brown & David Civil Engineers
- 1892 -
- Career position - City Surveyor in Launceston, Tasmania
- 1902
- Career position - Carr Villa cemetery construction commenced
- 1904
- Career position - Construction of the Alexandra Suspension Bridge in Launceston completed
- 1907 - 1922
- Career position - Committee member of Launceston Technical School
Published resources
Book Sections
- Jones, Alan, 'David, Charles St John (1855?-1924)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 8 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 217-218. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080241b.htm. Details
Edited Books
- Chrimes, M. M.; Cox, R. C.; Cross-Rudkin, P. S. M.; Elton, J. M. H.; Hurst, B. L.; McWilliam, R. C.; Rennison, R. W.; Sutherland, R. J. M.; Thomas, R. E. ed., Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 3: 1890-1920 (London, United Kingdom: Thomas Telford Publishing, 2014), 775 pp. 'David, St. John', p.167. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5082610. Details
- 'David, Charles St John (1855-1924)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463237. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 14 August 2019
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