Person
Mann, Gother Kerr
- Occupation
- Civil engineer
Summary
Gother Mann was Chief Commissioner for Railways in New South Wales from 1855 to 1857.
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Came to Sydney in 1836. When the Sydney Railway Company was taken over by the Government in 1855, he became Chief Commissioner for Railways, a position he held until July 1857. He was engaged subsequently in the construction of the Fitzroy Dry Dock at Cockatoo Island.
Published resources
Resources
- 'Mann, Gother Kerr (1809-1899)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475466. Details
See also
- Evans, Vaughan, 'Chapter 6: Ship building and repair' in Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney, Don Fraser, ed. (Crows Nest, New South Wales: Engineers Australia, 1989), pp. 123-150. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018