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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001499b.htm person Busby John AACR2 24 March 1765 10 May 1857 Place of Birth Alnwick, Northumberland, England Place of Death Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia Civil engineer Mineral surveyor John Busby supervised coal-mining at Newcastle and devised a water supply for Sydney. The tunnel scheme from Hyde Park, completed in 1837, became known as Busby's Bore.

Born Alnwick, Northumberland, England, 24 March 1765. Died Hunter River, 10 May 1857. Coal miner; mine manager; mineral surveyor and engineer in England, Scotland and Ireland; arrived Sydney 1824 to take up duty 'in the management of the Coal Mines, in supplying the Town of Sydney with water, and in objects of a similar nature'; surveyed for water and coal in Hobart Town while the ship to Sydney was docked there for several weeks during the voyage; reported on coal deposits near Newcastle for the Australian Agricultural Company 1826; constructed Sydney's first regular water supply 1827-37, with help from his youngest son William. Before coming to Australia he won two awards in Scotland, one for inventing machinery for ascertaining the nature of rock strata by boring, the other for a method of sinking through quicksands, clay and gravel beds. Father of George and James Busby (qq.v.)

 Busby, James (1801 - 1871) Busby, George (1798 - 1870)

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 'Busby, John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Busby, John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Busby, John (1765-1857), surveyor and civil engineer Walsh, G. P. Busby, John (1765-1857), surveyor and civil engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1966 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H Douglas Pike 188-189 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Journal Article: Bushby's [Busby's] bore - Sydney's second water supply Dale, M. J.; Burgess, P. J. Bushby's [Busby's] bore - Sydney's second water supply 1988 Australian Geomechanics 15 June 1988 13-16 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 Journal Article: Road tunnel versus Busby's Bore Brewer, J. D. Road tunnel versus Busby's Bore 1990 Transactions of Multi-disciplinary Engineering, Australia GE14 1 1-7 Book: The Historic Engineering Plaques of Australia Institution of Engineers Australia. Sydney Division. Engineering Heritage Committee The Historic Engineering Plaques of Australia Milsons Point, New South Wales The Institution of Engineers, Australia 1994 Conference Paper: Road Tunnel Versus Busby's Bore Brewer, J. D. Road Tunnel Versus Busby's Bore Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1988 Fourth National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1988: Preprints of Papers 1-7 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 John Busby - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales John Busby - Records FM 4/2116 1826 - 1864 Correspondence of the Busby brothers, William, John, George and Alexander, 1826-55; letter-book of John Busby 1827-36; manuscript copies of letters to the Colonial Secretary regarding surveys of mineral deposits, 'Busby's Bore' and the problems of convict labour; diaries and sketchbooks of T. Woore 1846-64 [FM 4/2116]. 1 reel Microform