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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-07-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002617b.htm person Stewart Alexander Anderson Kt AACR2 31 May 1874 6 May 1956 Place of Birth Aberdeen, Scotland Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Engineer Company director Sir Alexander Stewart was a consulting engineer with Fyvie & Stewart (later Alex. Stewart & Co) from 1906-1932. Formed Commonwealth Oxygen Co. in 1911; this merged with a Grimwade family company in 1935 to form Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd, of which Stewart was first chairman.

Born 31 May 1874. Died 6 May 1956. Knight Bachelor (Kt) 1937. Chief engineer's certificate, Aberdeen White Star Line 1897. Worked for the Line until 1904, chief engineer, Michaelis Hallenstein, Footscray 1904-06, Fyvie & Stewart consulting engineers (later became Alex. Stewart & Co.) 1906-32, formed the Commonwealth Oxygen Co. in 1911, which merged in 1935 with a Grimwade family company to form Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd, of which Stewart was first chairman. Board member of Cuming Smith & Co. Ltd from 1911. Other companies he was involved with include Commonwealth Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd, Australian Fertilizers Ltd, Industrial Chemicals and Imperial Chemical industry of Australia & New Zealand Ltd. At the time of his death he was chairman of six major Australian companies, including Broken Hill South Ltd and the Trustees Executors & Agency Co., and a director of 15 others. Honorary consulting engineer, Alfred Hospital from1911, president of the board 1935-39, 1942-46.

 Fyvie and Stewart (1906 - 1932)

William Fyvie was in partnership with Alexander Stewart

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 Stewart, Alexander Anderson (1874-1956)

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 'Stewart, Alexander Anderson', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Stewart, Alexander Anderson Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Stewart, Sir Alexander Anderson, (1874-1956), engineer and company director Lack, John Stewart, Sir Alexander Anderson, (1874-1956), engineer and company director Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 83-84