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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2000-08-24 human Joanne Evans, Ken McInnes updated 2025-12-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003098b.htm person Oliver Calder Edkins AACR2 4 July 1855 12 May 1930 Place of Birth St Kilda, Victoria, Australia Place of Death East Malvern, Victoria, Australia Engineer Calder Oliver, MCE MInstCE MIEAust, was Engineer-in-Chief, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. He was connected with many professional institutions and bodies, and delivered numerous papers and addresses on scientific subjects. President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1907. He was a member of the University Club, and also one of the honorary co-examiners in hydraulic engineering for the University of Melbourne. 1877 1877 Education - Certificate of Civil Engineering, University of Melbourne 1877 1878 Career position - Surveying Assistant, Victorian Railways 1878 1883 Career position - Engineer, Railway construction, Victoria, South Australia, and NSW, with C. and E. Millar, railway contractors 1883 1884 Career position - Engineer, Sewerage and Water Supply work, Sydney Corporation 1884 1890 Career position - Engineer, Railway construction, NSW and WA. 1888 1888 Career event - Granted Certificate as Engineer of Water Supply, under Irrigation Act 1886 VIC 5 Mar 1889 5 Mar 1889 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers 1891 1908 Career position - Engineer, Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works 1893 1893 Education - Master of Civil Engineering (MCE), University of Melbourne 30 Nov 1897 30 Nov 1897 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers 1908 1919 Career position - Engineer-in-Chief, Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works 1909 1909 Career position - Government Consultant, Sewerage of Perth, WA 1912 1912 Career position - Government Consultant, Sewerage of Brisbane, WA 1916 1916 Career position - Government Consultant, Sewerage of Canberra, WA 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1919 1923 Career position - Consulting Engineer, Partner with A. G. Harding Frew 1920 1920 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1923 1923 Life event - Retired Shannon, William Montgomery (1868 - 1933)

Calder Oliver endorsed William Montgomery Shannon's nomination for MInstCE, 1914.

 Arnot, Arthur James (1865 - 1946)

Calder Oliver endorsed Arthur Arnot's nomination for MInstCE, 1907.

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

President 1907.

 Victorian Institute of Engineers (1883 - 1949)

President 1894.

 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, State of Victoria (1891 - 1990s)

Engineer-in-Chief 1908 - 1919.

 Kernot, William Charles (1845 - 1909)

William Kernot was the brother-in-law of Calder Oliver.

 Kernot, Maurice Edwin (1852 - 1934)

Maurice Kernot was the brother-in-law of Calder Oliver.

 Moore, Malcolm Stewart (1888 - 1969)

Calder Oliver MInstCE endorsed Malcolm Moore's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1914

 Nimmo, William Henry (1861 - 1909)

Calder Oliver endorsed William Nimmo's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1896.

 Garson, George (1862 - 1911)

Calder Oliver MInstCE endorsed George Garson's nomination for MInstCE 1906

 Calder, William (1860 - 1928)

Calder Oliver endorsed William Calder's nomination for MInstCE, 1913.

 Ritchie, Edgar Gowar (1871 - 1956)

Calder Oliver MInstCE endorsed Edgar Ritchie's nomination for AssocMInstCE in 1899, and his nomination for MInstCE in 1913

 Nimmo, William Hogarth Robertson (1885 - 1970)

Calder Oliver endorsed William Nimmo's application for AssocMInstCE, 1912.

 Mead, Elwood (1858 - 1936)

Calder Oliver MInstCE endorsed Elwood Mead's nomination for MInstCE in 1908

 Working Men's College (1882 - 1933)

President of Council, 1903 -

 Burnell, John Gurner (1885 - 1967)

Calder Oliver MInstCE endorsed John Burnell nomination for MInstCE 1923

 Kernot, Wilfred Noyce (1868 - 1945)

Wilfred Kernot was the brother-in-law of Calder Oliver.

 Oliver, Calder E (1919-)

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 'Oliver, Calder Edkins', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Oliver, Calder Edkins Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Parliamentary paper: Victorian Water Supply - Second annual general report Langtree, C. W. Victorian Water Supply - Second annual general report Melbourne Government Printer 1888 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Journal Article: Memoirs Memoirs 1930 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 10 388-391 Oliver, Calder E. Portrait Oliver, Calder E. Portrait Royal Society of Victoria Presidential Portrait

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