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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-22 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001608b.htm person Brearley Joseph Henry Draper AACR2 20 June 1873 14 October 1941 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death South Yarra, Victoria, Australia Electrical engineer Joseph Brearley BSc BE MIEE AssocMInstCE MIEAust, was Chief engineer, Director, then Managing Director of Noyes Bros (Melb) Pty Ltd. between 1905 and 1933. He was Assistant Electrical Engineer, New South Wales Railways and Tramways between 1896 and 1903 and supervised all the works related to converting the Sydney tramway system to electric traction. 1891 1891 Career event - Foundation Member, Electrical Association of New South Wales 1893 1894 Career position - Lecturer, Science and Mathematics, St.Paul's College, Sydney University 1894 1894 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1895 1895 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney 1895 1895 Career position - Draftsman, working for James Ormiston Callender, Sydney [Electric lighting, Charters Towers, Queensland] 1895 1903 Career position - Assistant Electrical Engineer, New South Railways and Tramways [Supervising all works associated with the electrification of the Sydney Tramways] 5 Nov 1895 5 Nov 1895 Career event - Student Member (StudInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1896 1896 Career event - Associate (AssocIEE), Institution of Electrical Engineers, London 1897 1903 Military service - Lieutenant, NSW Engineers 1901 1901 Career event - Member (MIEE), Institution of Electrical Engineers, London 1903 1903 Award - Honorary Member, Electrical Association of New South Wales 1903 1905 Career position - Chief assistant engineer, Noyes Bros, Sydney and Dunedin [Supervising the Dunedin Electric Tramway system] 12 Jan 1904 12 Jan 1904 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1905 1922 Career position - Chief engineer, Noyes Bros, Melbourne 1907 1909 Career position - Consulting engineer, Prahran and Malvern, Melbourne 1910 1922 Career position - Director, Noyes Bros. (Melb.) Pty. Ltd. 1912 1913 Career position - President, Victorian Institute of Electrical Engineers 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1920 1920 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1922 1933 Career position - Managing Director, Noyes Bros. (Melb.) Pty. Ltd. 1924 1925 Career position - Committee member, Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1933 1933 Life event - Retired 1941 1941 Buried - Brighton Cemetery, Victoria Electrical Association of New South Wales (1891 - 1915)

Honorary Member 1903; Member 1891.

 Victorian Institute of Electrical Engineers ( - 1915)

President 1912-1913

 Warren, William Henry (1852 - 1926)

William Warren MInstCE endorsed Joseph Brearley's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1903

 Brearley, Joseph Henry Draper (18730120-)

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 'Brearley, Joseph Henry Draper', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Brearley, Joseph Henry Draper Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Researches on the electric properties of pure substances. No.1. The electrical properties of pure sulphur Threlfall, Richard and Brearley, Joseph Henry Drapier Researches on the electric properties of pure substances. No.1. The electrical properties of pure sulphur London Royal Society of London 1896 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series A 187 57-150 Resource Section: Brearley, Joseph Henry Draper Brearley, Joseph Henry Draper Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: Notes on electric traction (Paper & Discussion) Brearley, Joseph Henry Draper Notes on electric traction (Paper & Discussion) 1914 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. XIV 35-55, 58-65, 80-96 Journal Article: The electric tramways of Sydney, New South Wales Brearley, Joseph Henry Draper The electric tramways of Sydney, New South Wales 1900 Journal and abstract of proceedings of the Sydney University Engineering Society 5 21-36 Journal Article: Researches on the electrical properties of pure substances. No 1. The electrical properties of pure sulphur Threlfall, Richard; Brearley, Joseph Henry Drapier and Allen, J. B. Researches on the electrical properties of pure substances. No 1. The electrical properties of pure sulphur London Printed by Taylor and Francis 1894 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 56 32-40 Resource: Electrical Engineer Membership Forms, 1871-1901 Institution of Electrical Engineers, London Electrical Engineer Membership Forms, 1871-1901 ancestry.com Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1929 Who's who in Australia 1929 Sydney, NSW International Press Service Association 1929