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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003802b.htm person Mountain Adrien Charles AACR2 c. 1849 23 September 1935 Place of Death Sherbrooke, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Adrien Charles Mountain, a specialist in street paving, was city surveyor of both Sydney and Melbourne.

Adrien Charles Mountain arrived Australia as a boy; educated Sydney Grammar School; articled to W.C. Bennett, engineer; worked in office of city engineer of Sydney 1866-74; to office of John Witton engineer in chief for railways; became city surveyor Sydney, then city surveyor Melbourne 1888. President, Victorian Institute of Civil Engineers 1895; chairman, Municipal Engineering Examination Board.

5 May 1885 5 May 1885 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London Deane, Henry (1847 - 1924)

Adrien Mountain MInstCE endorsed Henry Deane's nomination for MInstCE in 1886

 Nimmo, William Hogarth Robertson (1885 - 1970)

Adrien Mountain endorsed William Nimmo's application for AssocMInstCE, 1912.

 Ritchie, Edgar Gowar (1871 - 1956)

Adrien Mountain MInstCE endorsed Edgar Ritchie's nomination for MInstCE in 1913

 Clements, Francis William (1864 - 1939)

Adrian Mountain endorsed Francis Clements nomination for MInstCE 1913.

 Duncan, George Smith (1852 - 1930)

Adrien Mountain endorsed George Duncan's nomination for MInstCE, 1887.

 Higgins, George (1856 - 1943)

Adrien Mountain endorsed George Higgins nomination for AssocMInstCE, 1888.

 Calder, William (1860 - 1928)

Adrien Mountain proposed William Calder's nomination for AssocMInstCE, 1902, and his nomination for MInstCE, 1913.

 Nimmo, William Henry (1861 - 1909)

Adrien Mountain endorsed William Nimmo's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1896.

 Victorian Institute of Engineers (1883 - 1949)

President 1895

 Arnot, Arthur James (1865 - 1946)

Adrien Mountain endorsed Arthur Arnot's nomination for AssocMInstCE, 1891, and his nomination for MInstCE, 1907.

 Shellshear, Walter (1856 - 1939)

Adrien Mountain MInstCE endorsed Walter Shellshear's nomination for MInstCE 1892.

 Mountain, A C (1849-19351231)

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 'Mountain, Adrien Charles', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mountain, Adrien Charles Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: International Roads Congress 'Civil engineer' International Roads Congress 1913 Commonwealth Engineer 1 2 54-55 Journal Article: President's Address 1896 Mountain, Adrien Charles President's Address 1896 1900 Various Papers and Discussions of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. II 1892-1899 Journal Article: Notes on a few engineering works of the old world and America (Paper & Discussion) Mountain, Adrien Charles Notes on a few engineering works of the old world and America (Paper & Discussion) 1909 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. IX 64-88, 122-127 Journal Article: The evolution of the modern road (Paper & Discussion) Mountain, Adrien Charles The evolution of the modern road (Paper & Discussion) 1900 Various Papers and Discussions of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. II 1892-1899 Journal Article: Recent improvements in the sanitation of Melbourne Mountain, Adrien Charles Recent improvements in the sanitation of Melbourne 1900 Various Papers and Discussions of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. II 1892-1899 Journal Article: Wood paving in Australia Mountain, A. C. Wood paving in Australia 1913 Commonwealth Engineer 1 3 80-83 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Book Section: Chapter 3: Roads and streets Fraser, Don Chapter 3: Roads and streets Crows Nest, New South Wales Engineers Australia 1989 Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney Don Fraser 41-62 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