Biographical entry Wade, Leslie Augustus Burton (1864 - 1915)

Summary

Leslie Augustus B. Wade was an engineer with the Department of Works in New South Wales. From 1911 he was executive officer and secretary of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Trust and directed the settlement and development of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.

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Events

1880 - 1890

Career position - Cadet working on Sydney's ocean outfall sewerage scheme with the Department of Public Works

1890 - 1892

Career position - Assistant Engineer with the Water Conservation Branch of the Department of Mines and Agriculture

1892 - 1901

Career position - Assistant Engineer with the Water Conservation Branch of the Works Department

1901 - 1904

Career position - Principal Engineer at the Water Supply and Sewerage branch

1904 - 1906

Career position - Principal Engineer for rivers, water supply and drainage

1906 - 1909

Career position - Chief Engineer for rivers, water supply and drainage

1909 - 1911

Career position - Chief Engineer for irrigation and drainage

1911 - 1913

Career position - Chief Engineer for irrigation

1913 - 1915

Career position - Commissioner for water conservation and irrigation

Published resources

Book Sections

• Lloyd, C.J., 'Wade, Leslie Augustus Burton (1864-1915), Civil Engineer', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 342-343. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120382b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Wade, Leslie Augustus Burton', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469390. Details