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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-03-25 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002706b.htm person Wade Leslie Augustus Burton AACR2 20 June 1864 12 January 1915 Place of Birth Singleton, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Double bay, New South Wales, Australia Civil engineer Leslie Wade was an engineer with the Department of Works in New South Wales. From 1911 he was executive officer and secretary of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Trust and directed the settlement and development of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. 1880 1890 Career position - Cadet working on Sydney's ocean outfall sewerage scheme, Department of Public Works [under W C Bennett] 24 Apr 1883 24 Apr 1883 Career event - Student Member (StudInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 3 Dec 1889 3 Dec 1889 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1890 1892 Career position - Assistant Engineer, Water Conservation Branch of the Department of Mines and Agriculture 1892 1901 Career position - Assistant Engineer, Water Conservation Branch of the Works Department 1901 1904 Career position - Principal Engineer, Water Supply and Sewerage branch 1902 1902 Career event - Gave evidence to the "Interstate Royal Commission on the River Murray" 1904 1906 Career position - Principal Engineer, Rivers, water supply and drainage 1906 1909 Career position - Chief Engineer, Rivers, water supply and drainage 1909 1911 Career position - Chief Engineer, Irrigation and drainage 1911 1913 Career position - Chief Engineer, Irrigation 1913 1915 Career position - Commissioner for Water Conservation and Irrigation Deane, Henry (1847 - 1924)

L A B Wade MInstCE endorsed Henry Deane's nomination for MInstCE in 1886

 Adams, Walter Edward (1861 - 1939)

L A B Wade MInstCE endorsed Walter Adams nomination for AssocMInstCE in 1908

 Dare, Henry Harvey (1867 - 1949)

L A B Wade MInstCE endosed Henry Dare's nomination for MInstCE in 1911.

 Commissioner for Water Conservation and Irrigation, State of New South Wales (1913 - 1916)

Commissioner 1913 - 1915

 Boyd, Robert James (1876 - 1953)

L A B Wade MInstCE endorsed Robert Boyd's nomination for AssocMInstCE in 1907.

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 Wade, Leslie Augustus Burton (1864-1915)

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 'Wade, Leslie Augustus Burton', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wade, Leslie Augustus Burton Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Parliamentary paper: Interstate Royal Commission on the River Murray, representing the states of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia : Report of the Commissioners, with minutes of evidence, appendices and plans Interstate Royal Commission on the River Murray Interstate Royal Commission on the River Murray, representing the states of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia : Report of the Commissioners, with minutes of evidence, appendices and plans Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide 1902 Book Section: Wade, Leslie Augustus Burton (1864-1915), civil engineer Lloyd, C.J. Wade, Leslie Augustus Burton (1864-1915), civil engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 342-343 Resource: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Journal Article: Irrigation from the Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales Wade, L. A. B. Irrigation from the Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales 1909 Journal and abstract of proceedings of the Sydney University Engineering Society 14 113-183 Journal Article: Death of Mr. L. A. B. Wade, Commissioner for Water Conservation and Irrigation Death of Mr. L. A. B. Wade, Commissioner for Water Conservation and Irrigation 1915 Commonwealth Engineer 2 7 247 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Conference Paper: L. A. B. Wade: Founder or footnote? Wood, Greg L. A. B. Wade: Founder or footnote? Barton, Australian Capital Territory Engineers Australia 2013 17th Engineering Heritage Conference: Canberra 100 - Building the Capital, Building the Nation 30-36 Resource: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Book: A Century of Canberra Engineering Baker, Keith A Century of Canberra Engineering Barton, Australian Capital Territory Engineers Australia, Canberra Division 2013 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