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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-03-25 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000506b.htm person Brady Joseph AACR2 18 August 1828 8 July 1908 Place of Birth near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Joseph Brady MInstCE, was a civil engineer on railway and water projects in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. One of his most important projects was the development of the Port of Melbourne 1877-1891.

Title Commutation Survey, England 1842-44; assistant engineer on railway surveys in Kent and Lincolnshire and on the construction of the Skipton, Sedbergh and Lancaster railway 1844-50; draftsman, Sydney Railway Co. 1850; surveys and drawings for the Yan Yean water scheme for Melbourne 1851; assistant engineer, Sydney Railway Co. 1851-57, acting as chief engineer for a time; engineer to the Sandhurst (Bendigo) waterworks, engineer for the Melbourne to Sandhurst railway, survey and design of the Coliban River water supply to the Bendigo and Mount Alexander goldfields 1858-63; navigational improvements, Brisbane and Bremer Rivers between Brisbane and Ipswich 1864; engineer of harbours and rivers, Queensland 1865-67; managed the Brisbane-Dalby railway construction 1867-69; in charge of building the first section of the north-eastern railway line from Melbourne to Seymour 1869-71; engineer, Bendigo waterworks 1871-73; engineer for the Bendigo district of the Goulburn River Water Supply 1873-77; engineer, Melbourne Harbor Trust 1877-91, developing the Port of Melbourne; consultant 1891-94.

7 Dec 1875 7 Dec 1875 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 3 Dec 1878 3 Dec 1878 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1883 Career event - Foundation Member, Victorian Engineers Association Zeal, William Austin (1830 - 1912)

Joseph Brady MInstCE endorsed William Zeal's nomination for MInstCE in 1887

 Coode, John (1816 - 1892)

John Coode MInstCE endorsed Joseph Brady's nomination for MInstCE in 1878

 Watson, Robert (1822 - 1891)

Robert Watson MInstCE endorsed Joseph Brady's nomination for AssocMInstCE in 1875, and his nomination for MInstCE in 1878

 Wardell, William Wilkinson (1823 - 1899)

William Wardell MInstCE endorsed Joseph Brady's nomination for AssocMInstCE in 1875, and his nomination for MInstCE in 1878

 Gordon, George (1829 - 1907)

George Gordon MInstCE proposed Joseph Brady's nomination for AssocMInstCE in 1875, and endorsed his nomination for MInstCE in 1878

 Steel, William Heron (1830 - 1889)

Joseph Brady MInstCE endorsed William Steel's nomination for MInstCE, 1885

 Duncan, George Smith (1852 - 1930)

Joseph Brady MInstCE endorsed George Duncan's nomination for MInstCE, 1887.

 Victorian Institute of Engineers (1883 - 1949)

Foundation Member 1883

 Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners, Colony and State of Victoria (1877 - 1978)

Engineer, 1877 - 1891. Developed the Coode Canal and Victoria Dock.

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 Brady, Joseph (1828-1908)

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 'Brady, Joseph', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Brady, Joseph Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Some Public Works Engineers in Victoria in the Nineteenth Century Cumming, D. A. Some Public Works Engineers in Victoria in the Nineteenth Century Melbourne University of Melbourne, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 1985 Book Section: Brady, Joseph (1828-1908), civil engineer Kerr, C. F. Brady, Joseph (1828-1908), civil engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1969 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C Douglas Pike 216-217 Edited Book: Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Engineers Australia Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Barton, A.C.T. Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Book: Engineering challenges in nineteenth century Victoria Harper, Brian C. S. Engineering challenges in nineteenth century Victoria Port Melbourne the author 2016 Resource: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Edited Book: Eminent Queensland Engineers [volume 1] Whitmore, R. L. Eminent Queensland Engineers [volume 1] Brisbane, Queensland The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Queensland Division 1984 Journal Article: The 1862 Gold Fields Water Supply Scheme: Victoria, Australia Harper, B. C. S. The 1862 Gold Fields Water Supply Scheme: Victoria, Australia London, United Kingdom Institution of Civil Engineers 2010 Proceedings of the ICE: Engineering History and Heritage 163 3 169-78 Edited Book: Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2: 1830-1890 Bailey, M. R.; Chrimes, M. M.; Cox, R. C.; Cross-Rudkin, P. S. M.; Hurst, B. L.; McWilliam, R. C.; Rennison, R. W.; Ruddock, E. C.; Sutherland, R. J. M.; Swailes, T. Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2: 1830-1890 London, United Kingdom Thomas Telford Publishing 2008 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Resource: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Edited Book: Nineteenth century engineers in the colony of Victoria Alsop, Peter F. B. Nineteenth century engineers in the colony of Victoria Geelong North, Victoria Author 2002 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 Book: Port of Melbourne, 1835-1976 Ruhen, Olaf Port of Melbourne, 1835-1976 Stanmore, New South Wales Cassell Australia 1976 Edited Book: Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Engineers Australia Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Conference Paper: Water for Ipswich Whitmore, Ray Water for Ipswich Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1994 First Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage 1994: Old Ways in a New Land; Preprints of Papers 71-75 Conference Paper: The Engineering of the Port of Melbourne Milner, P. The Engineering of the Port of Melbourne Hobart, Tasmania Institution of Engineers, Australia, Tasmania Division 1992 Sixth National Conference on Engineering Heritage, 1992, Hobart 5-7 October 1992: Preprints of Papers 29-34 Resource: Science and the making of Victoria Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Science and the making of Victoria 2001 Joseph Brady - Records John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland Joseph Brady - Records OM67-23 1864 Notebook showing mathematical calculations re Brisbane water storage reservoirs, dams, and water pipe tracks c1864. 1 volume