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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002468b.htm person O'Connor Charles Yelverton CMG AACR2 11 January 1843 10 March 1902 Place of Birth Castletown, Meath, Ireland Place of Death Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Engineer Charles O'Connor was engineer-in-chief for Western Australia 1891-1902. He was responsible for the construction of the harbour at Fremantle, he made striking improvements in the building and operation of the government railways and was the driving force behind the Coolgardie Water Supply Scheme. The latter project resulted in O'Connor being submitted to almost constant uninformed criticism which lead to him taking his own life. Despite this, the scheme was completed in late 1902 and proved to be immensely successful. Before his Western Australian appointment, O'Connor worked in New Zealand on various surveying and engineering projects 1865-1891. 1874 1883 Career position - District Engineer, Canterbury province, New Zealand 6 Apr 1880 6 Apr 1880 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1883 1890 Career position - Under-Secretary for Public Works, New Zealand (Canterbury province?) 1890 1891 Career position - Marine Engineer, Colony of New Zealand 1891 1902 Career position - Engineer-in-chief, Western Australia 1897 1897 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 2011 2011 Award (posthumous) - Hall of Fame, National Committee on Water Engineering, Engineers Australia - recognising individuals who have shaped the theory and practice of water engineering Duncan, George Smith (1852 - 1930)

C. Y. O'Connor endorsed George Duncan's nomination for MInstCE, 1887.

 Thompson, James (1863 - 1945)

C. Y. O'Connor endorsed James Thompson's nomination for MInstCE, 1897

 Julius, George Alfred (1873 - 1946)

C.Y. O'Connor was the father-in-law of George Alfred Julius.

 Western Australian Public Works Department, State of Western Australia (1901 - 1985)

Engineer-in-chief 1891 - 1902

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 O'Connor, Charles Yelverton (18430111-19020310)

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 'O'Connor, Charles Yelverton', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology O'Connor, Charles Yelverton Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The Golden Pipeline Lowe, Godfrey The Golden Pipeline 2004 Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering 2 1 45-53 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 Resource Section: Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage Australia 2024 Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website Journal Article: Lessons from Western Australia's goldfields water supply scheme Hartley, Richard G. Lessons from Western Australia's goldfields water supply scheme London, United Kingdom Institution of Civil Engineers Proceedings of the ICE: Engineering History and Heritage 163 3 179-187 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Book: C. Y. O'Connor: a Brief Biography Ayris, Cyril C. Y. O'Connor: a Brief Biography West Perth Cyril Ayris Freelance 2004 Edited Book: The Cyclopedia of Western Australia : an historical and commercial review, descriptive and biographical facts figures and illustrations : an epitome of progress [Volume 1] Battye, J.S. The Cyclopedia of Western Australia : an historical and commercial review, descriptive and biographical facts figures and illustrations : an epitome of progress [Volume 1] Perth Cyclopedia Co 1912 Book: C. Y. O'Connor: his life and legacy Evans, A. G. C. Y. O'Connor: his life and legacy Crawley, W.A. University of Western Australia Press 2001 Conference Paper: C.Y. O'Connor - Public Works Engineer 1843-1902 Grant, R. D.; Moulds, A. C.Y. O'Connor - Public Works Engineer 1843-1902 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 7-23 Conference Paper: The Golden Pipeline Lowe, Godfrey The Golden Pipeline Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2001 Eleventh National Conference on Engineering Heritage: Federation Engineering a Nation; Proceedings 93-104 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 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 Journal Article: The Engineer as Landscaper and Cultural Warrior Dolan, D The Engineer as Landscaper and Cultural Warrior 2010 Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering 8 1 1-9 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 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: Watering Australia's Inland Lawson, J. D. Watering Australia's Inland Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1987 Conference on Hydraulics in Civil Engineering 1987: Preprints of Papers. 7-10 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Conference Paper: Can We Afford to Knock Down Our Past Marks, A. J. Can We Afford to Knock Down Our Past West Perth, Western Australia Institution of Engineers, Australia. Western Australian Division 1994 From Sailing Ships to Microchips: Inaugural Industrial Heritage Conference 65-66