P002203 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-05-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002203b.htm person Higgins George AACR2 31 March 1856 21 August 1943 Place of Birth Ireland Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Engineer George Higgins, MCE MInstCE MAmSocCE, was Professor of Engineering at the University of Melbourne. He was a graduate of the University of Melbourne, and later returned as a Lecturer in Surveying, Civil Engineering and Hydraulic Engineering, 1907-1910 and in Civil Engineering 1911-1921. 1879 1879 Award - Argus Scholarship For Engineering, University of Melbourne 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1888 1888 Education - Master of Civil Engineering (MCE), University of Melbourne 4 Dec 1888 4 Dec 1888 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 28 Jan 1895 28 Jan 1895 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1907 1907 Career event - Member (MAmSocCE), American Society of Civil Engineers 1914 1943 Career position - Chairman, Sludge Abatement Board, Victoria 1943 1943 Buried - Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria Garson, George (1862 - 1911)

George Higgins MInstCE endorsed George Garson's nomination for MInstCE 1906

 Nimmo, William Hogarth Robertson (1885 - 1970)

George Higgins MInstCE endorsed William Nimmo's application for AssocMInstCE, 1912.

 Ritchie, Edgar Gowar (1871 - 1956)

George Higgins MInstCE endorsed Edgar Ritchie's nomination for MInstCE in 1913

 Monash, John (1865 - 1931)

George Higgins AssocMInstCE proposed John Monash's nomination for AssocMInstCE in 1893, and as MInstCE endorsed his nomination for MInstCE in 1906. Monash was an assistant to George Higgins 1887 - 1891.

 Calder, William (1860 - 1928)

George Higgins MInstCE endorsed William Calder's nomination for MInstCE, 1913

 Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne (1860 - )

Lecturer in Engineering 1907 - 1921; Professor 1914 - 1921.

 Kernot, William Charles (1845 - 1909)

George Higgins was a pall-bearer at Professor Kernot's' funeral, 1909.

 Mountain, Adrien Charles (c. 1849 - 1935)

Adrien Mountain endorsed George Higgins nomination for AssocMInstCE, 1888.

 Gordon, George (1829 - 1907)

George Gordon endorsed George Higgins nomination for AssocMInstCE, 1888.

 Watson, Robert (1822 - 1891)

Robert Watson endorsed George Higgins nomination for AssocMInstCE, 1888

 Clements, Francis William (1864 - 1939)

George Higgins MInstCE endorsed Francis Clements nomination for MInstCE 1913.

 Victorian Institute of Engineers (1883 - 1949)

President 1893

 Waitt, Frank William Foster (1895 - 1989)

George Higgins MInstCE endorsed Frank Waitt's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1926.

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 -

 Moore, Malcolm Stewart (1888 - 1969)

George Higgins MInstCE proposed Malcolm Moore's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1914, and endorsed his nomination for MInstCE in 1927

 Higgins, George

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 'Higgins, George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Higgins, George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The lightest beams of Australian hardwoods to carry various loads Chapman, R. W. The lightest beams of Australian hardwoods to carry various loads 1918 Commonwealth Engineer 5 9 260 Newspaper Article: Funeral of Professor Kernot Funeral of Professor Kernot 1909 The Age 7 Journal Article: Centrifugal pumps: notes on some experiments with centrifugal pumps performed by M. Rateau (Paper & Discussion) Higgins, George Centrifugal pumps: notes on some experiments with centrifugal pumps performed by M. Rateau (Paper & Discussion) 1905 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. IV 51-59 Journal Article: Notes on the theory of centrifugal pumps (Paper & Discussion) Higgins, George Notes on the theory of centrifugal pumps (Paper & Discussion) 1903 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. III 74-85, 43-47 Journal Article: Dredging machinery (Exhibit) Higgins, George Dredging machinery (Exhibit) 1903 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. III 37-45 Journal Article: Coal tests for Melbourne City Council (Paper & Discussion) Higgins, George Coal tests for Melbourne City Council (Paper & Discussion) 1900 Various Papers and Discussions of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. II 1892-1899 Journal Article: Economic comparison of engineering projects - III. (Concluded) Higgins, George Economic comparison of engineering projects - III. (Concluded) 1919 Commonwealth Engineer 7 1 11-12 Journal Article: Economic comparison of engineering projects - II. Higgins, George Economic comparison of engineering projects - II. 1919 Commonwealth Engineer 6 12 384-386 Journal Article: Economic comparison of engineering projects - I. Higgins, George Economic comparison of engineering projects - I. 1919 Commonwealth Engineer 6 11 344 Journal Article: The lightest beams of Australian hardwoods to carry various loads Higgins, George The lightest beams of Australian hardwoods to carry various loads 1918 Commonwealth Engineer 5 6 173-175 Journal Article: Australian town planning conference at Adelaide Higgins, George Australian town planning conference at Adelaide 1917 Commonwealth Engineer 5 5 137 Journal Article: River levees and flood control Higgins, George River levees and flood control 1917 Commonwealth Engineer 4 10 260-262 Journal Article: Goulburn levees Higgins, George Goulburn levees Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Surveyors 6 1910-1919 105-114 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com George Higgins - Records The University of Melbourne Archives George Higgins - Records 1875 - 1878 Three books containing notes taken by Higgins of Professor F. McCoy's lectures in geology 1876; three books of notes on metallurgy taken by Higgins of lectures by J.B. Kirkland, Lecturer in Chemistry 1878; 'Extracts from Notes on Mining by A.W.L. Paul', G.F. Ulrich, Lecturer in Mining, 1877. 7 volumes