Biographical entry Chaffey, William Benjamin (1856 - 1926)

Summary

William Benjamin Chaffey established irrigation companies in both Mildura and Renmark with his brother, George, in 1887. The company, Chaffey Brothers Ltd, went into liquidation in 1894. He remained in Mildura, establishing an orchard and the Mildura (later Mildara) Winery Pty Ltd.

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Published resources

Book Sections

• Westcott, Peter, 'Chaffey, George (1848-1932), irrigation pioneer, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur, and William Benjamin (1856-1926), agriculturist and irrigation planner', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 7, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1979, pp. 599-601. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070609b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Chaffey, William Benjamin', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469306. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003423. Details