Person
Cracknell, William John (1832 - 1896)
- Born
- 1832
London, United Kingdom - Died
- 1896
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer and Telegraphic engineer
Summary
William Cracknell was a pioneer telegraphic engineer, and from 1863 was Superintendent of Electric Telegraphs in Queensland, a position he held until he resigned in 1880. During this period he had responsibility for establishing and enhancing the telegraph systems throughout Queensland, increasing the number of Telegraph Stations from 8 to 148, and establishing the first telephone exchange. In 1878, with a minor threat of war in Europe, he was also appointed Captain of a newly formed Torpedo and Signal Corp. During this same period, William's brother E. C. Cracknell was Telegraph Superintendent for New South Wales.
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Chronology
- - 1888
- Career event - Member (MSTE), Society of Telegraph Engineers , London
- 1888 - 1896
- Career event - Member (MIEE), Institution of Electrical Engineers, London
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Edited Books
- Whitmore, R. L. ed., Eminent Queensland Engineers [volume 1] (Brisbane, Queensland: The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Queensland Division, 1984), 75 pp. https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2017-01/eqe_vol_i.compressed.pdf. pp.24-25 'W.J. Cracknell MSTE'. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 13 December 2018, Last modified: 9 January 2019