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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2016-04-06 human Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005452b.htm person McCormack William Thomas Bartholomew AACR2 1 January 1879 23 January 1938 Place of Birth Heathcote, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Public servant William McCormack was a member, and later Chairman of the Victorian Country Roads Board, from its commencement in 1913 until his death in 1938. By 1920, in conjunction with the inaugural Chairman William Calder, was responsible for survey, design and supervision of road construction, bridges on 6000 miles of main roads and 10,000 miles of subsidiary roads. 1893 1896 Education - Bendigo School of Mines and Survey 1897 1901 Career position - Pupilage under agreement, John Kelly CE and Licensed Surveyor 1902 1907 Career position - Engineer, Shire of Mirboo, Victoria 1907 1907 Career event - Granted Certificate of Qualification as Engineer (CE), Local Government Act 1906 NSW [Certificate No.12] 1907 1908 Career position - Engineer, Lockhart Shire, NSW 1908 1908 Career position - Engineer, Korumburra Shire, Victoria 1909 1913 Career position - First Assistant Engineer, Roads Bridges and Harbours Branch, Public Works Department, Victoria c. 1913 c. 1913 Career position - Honorary Lecturer, Engineering, University of Melbourne 1913 1928 Career position - Member, Country Roads Board Commission, Victoria 1916 1917 Military service - Major, 10th Field Company, Engineers, Australian Military Forces 1917 1918 Military service - Acting Commanding Royal Engineer, 3rd Division. [Under Major General Sir John Monash] 1918 1918 Award - Croix de Guerre, Republic of France 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1919 1922 Career position - Supervising Engineer, Great Ocean Road, Country Roads Board, Victoria 1920 1920 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 14 Dec 1920 14 Dec 1920 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1924 1924 Career position - Acting Chairman, Country Roads Board, Victoria 1928 1938 Career position - Chairman, Country Roads Board, Victoria Calder, William (1860 - 1928)

William McCormack was a pall-bearer at William Calder's funeral, 1928.

 Monash, John (1865 - 1931)

In the First World War, Major William McCormack was Acting Commander Royal Engineers, 3rd Divison, under Major General Sir John Monash. John Monash MInstCE endorsed McCormack's nomination for MInstCE 1918, balloted in 1920.

 Waitt, Frank William Foster (1895 - 1989)

William McCormack MInstCE, endorsed Frank Waitt's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1926. Frank served under him in the First World War.

 Garlick, Edward Thomas Mervyn (1883 - 1935)

William McCormack MInstCE endorsed Edward Garlick nomination for MInstCE 1925.

 Country Roads Board, State of Victoria (1913 - 1983)

Chairman 1928 - 1938; Acting Chairman 1924; Supervising Engineer, Great Ocean Road 1919 - 1922; Commissioner 1913 - 1928

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 McCormack, William Thomas Bartholomew (1879-19381231)

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 'McCormack, William Thomas Bartholomew', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology McCormack, William Thomas Bartholomew Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The establishment of direct road communication between Sydney and Newcastle (Discussions and communications) Upton, T. H. (McCormack, W. T. B.; Sherrard, H. M.; Tregonong, A. C.; Farrer, A.) The establishment of direct road communication between Sydney and Newcastle (Discussions and communications) 1932 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 4 12 427 Journal Article: Low cost road construction in Victoria (Discussions and communications) Loder, L. F. (Tregoning, A. C.; McCormack, W. T. B.; Parkhurst, R. W.; Broadhead, C. F.; Short, J. G. W. C.) Low cost road construction in Victoria (Discussions and communications) 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 11 396-397 Book Section: McCormack, William Thomas Bartholomew (1879-1938), civil engineer and public servant Langmore, Diane McCormack, William Thomas Bartholomew (1879-1938), civil engineer and public servant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 235-236 Journal Article: Country roads and bridges McCormack, W. T. B.; and Fricke, F. W. Country roads and bridges 1934 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 10 361-363 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Journal Article: Memoirs Memoirs 1939 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 11 12 440-441