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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001297b.htm person McDowall Archibald AACR2 2 December 1841 13 May 1918 Place of Birth Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Middleton, Tasmania, Australia Surveyor Archibald McDowall was Surveyor-General for Queensland from 1891 until he retired on 30 June 1902. Born in Victoria and educated in Tasmania, McDowall joined the Surveyor-General's office in 1862 as a commissioner of crown lands. During his forty years service with the office, he made some important contributions to the mapping of Queensland and surveying in general. In 1962 he carried out the first town-survey of Roma, established the foundations of the triangulation survey of south Queensland, modernized surveying techniques by introducing the use of astronomical observations and telegraphic time-signals among other things, and was Chairman of the Queensland surveyors' board. 1861 1861 Life event - Moved to Queensland 13 May 1862 7 December 1863 Career position - Commissioner for Crown Lands at West Maranoa with the Surveyor-General's Department 1863 1867 Career position - Commissioner for Maranoa 1867 1868 Career position - Commissioner for Warrego 1875 1885 Career position - District Surveyor for Maryborough 1877 1877 Career position - Introduced the use of the standard steel tape to replace the chain for ground measurements 1883 1883 Career position - Supervised field work which established the Jondaryan base line - the foundation of the triangulation survey of south Queensland 1885 1891 Career position - District Surveyor for Toowoomba 23 February 1891 30 June 1902 Career position - Surveyor-General 1892 c. 1902 Career position - Chairman, Queensland Surveyors' Board 1899 1899 Career position - President, Queensland Institute of Surveyors 1900 1900 Career position - Member of the Royal Commission into railway extensions in Queensland 1 July 1902 1 July 1902 Life event - Retired

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 'McDowall, Archibald', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology McDowall, Archibald Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: McDowall, Archibald (1841-1918), surveyor and public servant Wilson, Paul D. McDowall, Archibald (1841-1918), surveyor and public servant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 261-262