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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2001-08-13 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A001225b.htm VA 1007 corporateBody Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works State of Victoria AACR2 1891 1990s Start Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Location Melbourne, Victoria Advisory or Regulatory Body Works Public utilities The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) was established in 1891. The MMBW was responsible for ensuring that the Melbourne area had 'an adequate supply of pure water and an efficient sanitation system'. Watson, Frank George (1927 - 2013)

Engineer in charge Central Plant Workshops 1965-1971; Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer 1983-1984

 Johnson, William Alexander Borrie, Edwin Fullarton (1894 - 1968)

Engineer, Main Drains 1924-1929; Chief Engineer Sewerage 1929-1950; Chief Planner 1950-1959.

 Coad, Alan Rawle (1919 - ?)

Chemical engineer, Research Department, Sewerage Division c1972-c1982

 Lloyd, Brian Edmund (1929 - 2014)

Manager, Scientific and Electrical Services 1972-1984; Electrical Engineer 1957-1972.

 Oliver, Calder Edkins (1855 - 1930)

Engineer-in-Chief 1908 - 1919.

 Robertson, Allan Gordon (1916 - 2009)

Engineer-in-Chief 1967-1976

 Thwaites, William (1853 - 1907)

Engineer-in-Chief 1891 - 1907.

 Kelso, Alexander Edward (1894 - 1943)

Engineer of Water Supply 1935-1943.

 Ritchie, Edgar Gowar (1871 - 1956)

Engineer of Water Supply 1907 - 1936; Assistant to Assistant Engineer of Water Supply 1896 - 1907; Engineering Draughtsman 1891 - 1896.

 Smith, Albert Casson (Casson) (1864 - 1933)

Assistant designing engineer c1891 - 1929

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 'Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The Future Population of Melbourne Borrie, E. F. The Future Population of Melbourne 1945 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 17 7-8 150-159 Journal Article: The Future Population of Melbourne (Discussion) Borrie, E. F.; Ritchie, E. G.; Sutherland, I. M. The Future Population of Melbourne (Discussion) 1945 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 17 10-12 227-228 Journal Article: Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works - Pumping engines used at Spotswood Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works - Pumping engines used at Spotswood 1914 Commonwealth Engineer 1 12 383 Report: The Future Population of Melbourne : report presented to the Chairman and Commissioners of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Borrie, E. F. The Future Population of Melbourne : report presented to the Chairman and Commissioners of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Melbourne Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works 1944 Journal Article: Melbourne and Metropolitan Board Pumping Station, Spottiswoode (Visit) Melbourne and Metropolitan Board Pumping Station, Spottiswoode (Visit) 1906 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. VI 157-157 Book Section: 3.23.3 Commissioners of Sewers and Water Supply 1853-c.1860 Melbourne Sewerage and Water Supply Department, Department of Public Works, Board of Land and Works, c.1860-1891 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works 1891+ [VA 1007] Public Record Office of Victoria 3.23.3 Commissioners of Sewers and Water Supply 1853-c.1860 Melbourne Sewerage and Water Supply Department, Department of Public Works, Board of Land and Works, c.1860-1891 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works 1891+ [VA 1007] 1985 List of Holdings 1985: Public Record Office Resource Section: VA 1007 Melbourne Water Corporation [known as Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works to 1992] 1891-ct VA 1007 Melbourne Water Corporation [known as Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works to 1992] 1891-ct Public Record Office Victoria 2002 Public Record Office Victoria online catalogue Resource Section: Engineers, Metropolitan Board of Works Engineering Heritage Branch, Institution of Engineers Australia Engineers, Metropolitan Board of Works 2001 Engineering Heritage Victoria Report: The future urban boundaries of Melbourne and the distribution of population therein : a study in connection with the investigation of proposals for the amplification of the Melbourne Sewerage system : report / presented to the Chairman and Commissioners of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Borrie, E. F. The future urban boundaries of Melbourne and the distribution of population therein : a study in connection with the investigation of proposals for the amplification of the Melbourne Sewerage system : report / presented to the Chairman and Commissioners of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Melbourne Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works 1947 Journal Article: Problems in the Planning of the Future Melbourne Sewerage System Borrie, E. F. Problems in the Planning of the Future Melbourne Sewerage System 1948 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 20 6 63-67 Journal Article: Design, construction and operation of the Melbourne Sewerage System Borrie, Edwin Fullarton Design, construction and operation of the Melbourne Sewerage System 1938 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 10 10 351-365 Resource Section: From the Significant to the Indispensible: The Working Lives of Seventeen Figures in the History of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Rasmussen, Carolyn From the Significant to the Indispensible: The Working Lives of Seventeen Figures in the History of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Australian National University 2019 Australian dictionary of biography Book: Vital Connections: Melbourne and its Board of Works 1891 - 1991 Rasmussen, Carolyn and Dingle, Tony Vital Connections: Melbourne and its Board of Works 1891 - 1991 Ringwood, Victoria McPhee Gribble 1991 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Water and Sewerage Section District Booke - Index to Rate Cards Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Water and Sewerage Section District Booke - Index to Rate Cards VPRS 2550 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Work index to rate cards of the Water and Sewerage Section, District Booke. 4 Boxes Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Reports Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Reports VPRS 3639 1971 - 1977 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works reports, 1971-1977. 2 Boxes Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Rate Book Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Rate Book VPRS 10635 1964 - 1974 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works rate book, 1964-1974. 1629 Boxes Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Annual Steelwork Contract Plans Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Annual Steelwork Contract Plans VPRS 6637 1953 - 1965 Plans relating to mild steel work for annual contracts. Mild steelwork details for B.S.W. bolts, dimensions required. Bands for hurdles, internal straps, nut eyebolts and lines - scheduled drawings for sizes required to fit B.S.W. threads. The drawings are standard details for use by contractors on Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works capital works. 1 Bag Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Estray - Plan of Drainage Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Estray - Plan of Drainage VPRS 5597 1904 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, estray, plan of drainage, 1904. 1 Box