Biographical entry Thwaites, William (1853 - 1907)

Summary

William Thwaites was engineer-in-chief from 1891 to 1907 of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, which had been established to build the sewerage system.

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Events

1873

Education - Certificate of Engineering completed at the University of Melbourne

1874

Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Melbourne

1874 - 1876

Career position - Pupil-draftsman with the Victorian Department of Railways

1876

Education - Master of Art (MA) completed at the University of Melbourne

1876 - 1879

Career position - Assistant Draftsman with the South Australian Department of Railways

1879

Career position - Victorian Department of Public Works

1883 - 1890

Career position - Engineer of roads, bridges and reclamation works with the Victorian Department of Public Works

1890 - 1891

Career position - Engineer in charge of the water supply branch with the Victorian Department of Public Works

1891 - 1907

Career position - Engineer-in-Chief at the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works

1901

Education - Master of Civil Engineering (MCE) completed at the University of Melbourne

Published resources

Book Sections

• Dingle, Tony, 'Thwaites, William (1853-1907), Civil Engineer and Public Servant', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 227-228. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120252b.htm. Details

Newspaper Articles

• 'William Thwaites', The Argus, 26 November 1907. Also available at http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10159164. Details
• 'Mr. William Thwaites', The Argus, 25 November 1907. Also available at http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10140895. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Thwaites, William', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465501. Details