Person
Rowntree, Edward Fearnley (1894 - 1966)
- Born
- 23 January 1894
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 30 June 1966
South Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
Ted Rowntree was a civil engineer and hydrology engineer responsible for siting, and the design and construction of hydro-electric dams and power developments in Tasmania up to 1940. From 1947 he was appointed engineer for major investigations for the Commonwealth Department of Public Works and Housing, and took a lead role in the proposals for the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme. Between 1949 and 1951 he was the chief investigating and design engineer for the Snowy Mountain Hydro-electric Authority, providing estimates of river flows and projected power outputs for the scheme.
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Chronology
- 2 November 1918
- Award - Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), 3 Squadron - Australian Flying Corps
- 13 June 1964
- Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), as CEO - Hobart Flood Protection Authority
Published resources
Book Sections
- Lupton, Roger, 'Rowntree, Edward Fearnley (1894-1966), Engineer' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds, vol. 16 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 141-142. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160168b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537075. Details
- 'Rowntree, Edward Fearnley (1894-19661231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467219. Details
See also
- Engineers Australia ed., Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2019), 236 pp. pp.36-37. Details
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Created: 6 April 2016, Last modified: 15 July 2019