Edited Book

Author

Engineers Australia

Title

Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders

Imprint

Institution of Engineers, Australia, Barton, A.C.T., 2019, 136 pp

ISBN/ISSN

9781925627459

Url

https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/2025-08/EA2_Anything%20is%20possible_0.pdf

Subject

Chronological Classification 1901- Applied Sciences Engineering and Technology

Contains

[This page shows the entries within the EOAS that are mentioned and associated with this book, and provides links and citation details.]

Abstract

Engineers featured in this book:
* Austin, Colin;
* Baker, David;
* Bishop, Arthur Ernest (1917 - 2006);
* Bradfield, Bill;
* Bradfield, John Job Crew (1867 - 1943);
* Brady, Joseph (1828 - 1908);
* Broughton, Geoff;
* Burley, Victor;
* Butters, John Henry (1885 - 1969);
* Calder, William (1860 - 1928);
* Callinan, Bernard James (1913 - 1995);
* Chaffey, George (1848 - 1932);
* Challis, Louis A. (1936 - 2017);
* Cheng, Marita;
* Clapp, Harold Winthrop (1875 - 1952);
* Clifford, Robert;
* Clough, Harold;
* Cockbain, Peter;
* Cole, Martin;
* Colebatch, Gordon;
* Connell, John William (1913 - 2016);
* Dawes, William (1762 - 1836);
* de Burgh, Ernest Macartney (1863 - 1929);
* Delprat, Guillaume Daniel (1856 - 1937);
* Dumas, Russell John (1887 - 1975);
* East, Lewis Ronald (1899 - 1994);
* Eddington, Rod;
* Fagg, Kathryn;
* Fane, Anthony;
* Farrell, Peter;
* Ferguson, Mephan;
* Fewtrell, Albert;
* Finkel, Alan (1953 - );
* Fisk, Ernest Thomas (1886 - 1965);
* Ford, Robert Gray;
* Fraser, Keith Aird (1893 - 1952);
* Grill, John;
* Hammer, Julie Margaret (1955 - );
* Hargrave, Lawrence (1850 - 1915);
* Harrison, Eric;
* Holland, John Clifton Vaughan (1914 - 2009);
* Holt, James Arthur (1899 - 1982);
* Hudson, William (1896 - 1978);
* Jameson, Graeme John (1936 - );
* Julius, George Alfred (1873 - 1946);
* Kanga, Marlene;
* Kelleher, Graeme;
* Kemp, John Robert (1883 - 1955);
* Kernot, William Charles (1845 - 1909);
* Knight, Allan Walton (1910 - 1998);
* Lange, Ben;
* Lawson, Bill;
* Lennox, David (1788 - 1873);
* Lewis, Essington (1881 - 1961);
* Loder, Louis Francis (1896 - 1972);
* Madsen, John Percival Vissing (1879 - 1969);
* McDonald, Warren;
* McKenzie, Florence Violet (1890 - 1982);
* McLennan, Ian Munro (1909 - 1998);
* Michael, Ken;
* Michell, Anthony George Maldon (George) (1870 - 1959);
* Milevsky, Errol;
* Monash, John (1865 - 1931);
* Murphy, Susan;
* Neal, Eric;
* Nimmo, William Hogarth Robertson (1885 - 1970);
* Nutt, John;
* O'Connor, Charles Yelverton (1843 - 1902);
* O'Kane, Mary Josephine (1954 - );
* O'Keeffe, Brian;
* O'Sullivan, John;
* Parbo, Arvi Hillar (1926 - 2019);
* Potter, Charles Vincent (1859 - 1908);
* Price, Douglas Gordon (1927 - 2014);
* Roberts, Caleb;
* Rowland, James;
* Russell, Peter Nicol (1816 - 1905);
* Sahajwalla, Veena;
* Salteri, Carlo;
* Sanderson, John;
* Selfe, Norman (1839 - 1911);
* Shepherd, Else Egede (1944 - 2023);
* Sinclair, Bruce;
* Sticht, Robert Carl (1856 - 1922);
* Swinburne, George (1861 - 1928);
* Taylor, Elizabeth;
* Taylor, Headlie Shipard (1883 - 1957);
* Thomas, Andrew;
* Thwaites, William (1853 - 1907);
* Todd, Charles (1826 - 1910);
* Traeger, Alfred Hermann (1895 - 1980);
* Unknown indigenous engineers;
* Wackett, Lawrence James (1896 - 1982);
* Warman, Charles;
* Warren, William Henry (1852 - 1926);
* Whitton, John (1820 - 1898);
* Williams, Donald;
* Wilson, Robert;
* Wolseley, Frederick York (1837 - 1899).

Source

cohn 2020

Related entries

Corporate Bodies

• Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

  Publisher

People

• Bishop, Arthur Ernest (1917 - 2006)

  'An inventive mind - Arthur Bishop' p.48

• Bradfield, John Job Crew (1867 - 1943)

  'Bradfield's bridge - John Bradfield' p.20

• Brady, Joseph (1828 - 1908)

  'On the waterfront - Joseph Brady' p.10

• Butters, John Henry (1885 - 1969)

  'A Capital idea - Sir John Butters' p.62

• Calder, William (1860 - 1928)

  'Roads well travelled - William Calder' p.18

• Callinan, Bernard James (1913 - 1995)

  'A life of service - Sir Bernard Callinan' p.78

• Chaffey, George (1848 - 1932)

  'Bringing land to life - George Chaffey' p.12

• Challis, Louis Aron (1936 - 2017)

  'Sound ideas - Louis Challis' p.88

• Clapp, Harold Winthrop (1875 - 1952)

  'A man of vision - Sir Harold Clapp' p.21

• Connell, John William (1913 - 2016)

  'The convenor - John Connell' p.77

• Dawes, William (1762 - 1836)

  'A true pioneer - William Dawes' p.4

• de Burgh, Ernest Macartney (1863 - 1929)

  'Bridging the gap - Ernest Macartney de Burgh' p.15

• Delprat, Guillaume Daniel (1856 - 1937)

  'A life well lived - Guillaume Delprat' p.33

• Dumas, Russell John (1887 - 1975)

  'The basis of civilisation - Sir Russell Dumas' p.24

• East, Lewis Ronald (1899 - 1994)

  'Water in his veins - Sir Ronald East' p.26

• Finkel, Alan Simon (1953 - )

  'The science of engineering leadership - Alan Finkel' p.107

• Fisk, Ernest Thomas (1886 - 1965)

  'A giant amongst peers - Sir Ernest Fisk' p.37

• Fraser, Keith Aird (1893 - 1952)

  'The third generation - Keith Fraser' p.66

• Hammer, Julie Margaret (1955 - )

  'A career of firsts - Julie Hammer' p.73

• Hargrave, Lawrence (1850 - 1915)

  'Defying gravity - Lawrence Hargrave' p.45

• Holland, John Clifton Vaughan (1914 - 2009)

  'A wide footprint - Sir John Holland' p.79

• Holt, James Arthur (1899 - 1982)

  'A pioneer of flood mitigation - Sir James Holt' p.25

• Hudson, William (1896 - 1978)

  'The father of the Snowy - Sir William Hudson' p.76

• Jameson, Graeme John (1936 - )

  'The bubbles evolution - Graeme Jameson' p.118

• Julius, George Alfred (1873 - 1946)

  'The each-way engineer - Sir George Julius' p.54

• Kemp, John Robert (1883 - 1955)

  'An eye to the North - Sir John Kemp' p.68

• Kernot, William Charles (1845 - 1909)

  'An early pioneer - William Kernot' p.52

• Knight, Allan Walton (1910 - 1998)

  'A life in power - Sir Allan Knight' p.27

• Lennox, David (1788 - 1873)

  'Breaking new ground - David Lennox' p.5

• Lewis, Essington (1881 - 1961)

  'The Worker - Essington Lewis' p.65

• Loder, Louis Francis (1896 - 1972)

  'Thinking big - Sir Louis Loder' p.69

• Madsen, John Percival Vissing (1879 - 1969)

  'A unique mind - Sir John Madsen' p.55

• McKenzie, Florence Violet (1890 - 1982)

  'A career of firsts - Florence McKenzie' p.86

• McLennan, Ian Munro (1909 - 1998)

  'A steely conscience - Sir Ian McLennan' p.102

• Michell, Anthony George Maldon (George) (1870 - 1959)

  'A man of brilliance - Anthony Michell' p.46

• Monash, John (1865 - 1931)

  'An Australian giant - Sir John Monash' p.19

• Nimmo, William Hogarth Robertson (1885 - 1970)

  'Ahead of his time - William Nimmo' p.23

• O'Connor, Charles Yelverton (1843 - 1902)

  'Creating a landline - Charles Yelverton O'Connor' p.13

• O'Kane, Mary Josephine (1954 - )

  'Appetite for knowledge - Mary O'Kane' p.108

• O'Sullivan, John

  'The Wi-Fi guy - John O'Sullivan' p.91

• Parbo, Arvi Hillar (1926 - 2019)

  'A mining magnate - Sir Arvi Parbo' p.104

• Potter, Charles Vincent (1859 - 1908)

  'A mixed and malted career - Charles Potter' p.34

• Price, Douglas Gordon (1927 - 2014)

  'The Snowy graduate - Doug Price' p.116

• Russell, Peter Nicol (1816 - 1905)

  'A proud engineering legacy - Sir Peter Nicol Russell' p.30

• Sahajwalla, Veena

  'Caring for the planet - Veena Sahajwalla' p.95

• Selfe, Norman (1839 - 1911)

  'A prolific performer - Norman Selfe' p.43

• Shepherd, Else Egede (1944 - 2023)

  'Entering a man's world - Else Shepherd' p.90

• Sticht, Robert Carl (1856 - 1922)

  'A burning desire - Robert Sticht' p.32

• Swinburne, George (1861 - 1928)

  'An education benefactor - George Swinburne' p.100

• Taylor, Headlie Shipard (1883 - 1957)

  'A head for production - Headlie Taylor' p.36

• Thwaites, William (1853 - 1907)

  'Cleaning up a city - William Thwaites' p.14

• Todd, Charles (1826 - 1910)

  'Crossing the land - Sir Charles Todd' p.11

• Traeger, Alfred Hermann (1895 - 1980)

  'All praise pedal power - Alf Traeger' p.47

• Wackett, Lawrence James (1896 - 1982)

  'Take to the air - Sir Lawrence Wackett' p.64

• Warren, William Henry (1852 - 1926)

  'Striving for excellence - William Warren' p.53

• Whitton, John (1820 - 1898)

  'Between the lines - John Whitton' p.6

• Wolseley, Frederick York (1837 - 1899)

  'Cutting it close - Frederick Wolseley' p.42

Related Published resources

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• Cole, Bruce; Baker, Keith, 'Engineers Australia's centenary 2019 - celebrated with two beautiful books', in Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference: AEHC 2022 (Barton, ACT: Engineers Australia, 2023), pp. 75-82., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.836875603061451. Details