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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/P005455b.htm person Ritchie Edgar Gowar AACR2 15 July 1871 23 July 1956 Place of Birth Kew, Victoria, Australia Place of Death St Kilda, Victoria, Australia Engineer Public servant Edgar Ritchie, Engineer of Water Supply, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works for 29 years, was responsible for major engineering works associated with the construction and maintenance of the Melbourne metropolitan water supply. This included the construction of the Maroondah, O'Shannassy and Silvan dams and their associated aqueducts, as well as twelve service reservoirs in the metropolitan area, together with their distribution mains. He also planned for future reservoirs, including the Upper Yarra dam. 1891 1896 Career position - Engineering Draughtsman, Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works 1896 1907 Career position - Assistant to the Assistant Engineer of Water Supply, Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works 5 Dec 1899 5 Dec 1899 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1908 1936 Career position - Engineer of Water Supply, Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works 9 Dec 1913 9 Dec 1913 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1927 1928 Career position - Vice-chairman, Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1929 1929 Career position - Chairman, Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1929 1931 Career position - Councillor, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1935 1935 Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne 1943 1943 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering, Institution of Engineers Australia Payne, Henry (1871 - 1945)

Henry Payne MInstCE endorsed Edgar Ritchie's nomination for MInstCE in 1913

 Mountain, Adrien Charles (c. 1849 - 1935)

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

 Davidson, William (1844 - 1920)

William Davidson MInstCE endorsed Edgar Ritchie's nomination for MInstCE in 1913

 Higgins, George (1856 - 1943)

George Higgins MInstCE endorsed Edgar Ritchie's nomination for MInstCE in 1913

 Anderson, Joshua Thomas Noble (1865 - 1949)

J T Noble Anderson AssocMInstCE endorsed Edgar Ritchie's nomination for AssocMInstCE in 1899

 Kernot, Maurice Edwin (1852 - 1934)

Maurice Kernot MInstCE endorsed Edgar Ritchie's nomination for AssocMInstCE in 1899, and his nomination for MInstCE in 1913

 Mais, Henry Coathupe (1827 - 1916)

Henry Mais MInstCE endorsed Edgar Ritchie's nomination for AssocMInstCE in 1899, and his nomination for MInstCE in 1913

 Oliver, Calder Edkins (1855 - 1930)

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

 Thwaites, William (1853 - 1907)

William Thwaites MInstCE proposed Edgar Ritchie's nomination for AssocMInstCE in 1899

 Kernot Memorial Medal, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne (1926 - )

Awarded the Medal 1935 "... for the major additions made to the Melbourne metropolitan water supply system carried out under his direction."

 Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1922 - )

Awarded the Medal 1943.

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

Engineer of Water Supply 1907 - 1936; Assistant to Assistant Engineer of Water Supply 1896 - 1907; Engineering Draughtsman 1891 - 1896.

 Victoria Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Chairman, Melbourne Division 1929

 Garlick, Edward Thomas Mervyn (1883 - 1935)

Edgar Ritchie MInstCE endorsed Edward Garlick nomination for MInstCE 1925.

 Moore, Malcolm Stewart (1888 - 1969)

Edgar Ritchie MInstCE endorsed Malcolm Moore's nomination for MInstCE 1927

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 Ritchie, Edgar Gowar (1871-19561231)

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 'Ritchie, Edgar Gowar', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ritchie, Edgar Gowar Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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: 97th Council Meeting [ 22nd November 1943, Melbourne] Institution of Engineers Australia 97th Council Meeting [ 22nd November 1943, Melbourne] 1943 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 15 11-12 238 Journal Article: Twenty-fourth Annual Report [1943] Institution of Engineers Australia Twenty-fourth Annual Report [1943] 1944 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 15 1-2 1-23 Journal Article: Some notes descriptive of the O'Shannassy Scheme to supplement the Melbourne Water Supply (Paper & Discussion) Ritchie, Edgar Gowar Some notes descriptive of the O'Shannassy Scheme to supplement the Melbourne Water Supply (Paper & Discussion) 1914 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. XIV 105-124, 155-160 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: Investigation and designs for Eildon Dam enlargement (Discussions and communications) Speedie, Milton G. (Ritchie, E. G.; Farie Wright, C. P.) Investigation and designs for Eildon Dam enlargement (Discussions and communications) 1948 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 20 12 202-203 Resource: Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Journal Article: The Future Population of Melbourne (Discussion) Borrie, E. F.; Ritchie, E. G.; Sutherland, I. M. The Future Population of Melbourne (Discussion) 1945 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 17 10-12 227-228 Journal Article: High earthen dams, with particular relationship to Silvan Dam for Melbourne Water Supply (Discussion) Ritchie, Edgar Gower; Robertson, W. A.; East, L. R.; Sanders, C. L.; Kelso, A. E. High earthen dams, with particular relationship to Silvan Dam for Melbourne Water Supply (Discussion) 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 4 133-135 Journal Article: High earthen dams, with particular relationship to Silvan Dam for Melbourne Water Supply (Discussion) Ritchie, Edgar Gower; Shaw, E. D. High earthen dams, with particular relationship to Silvan Dam for Melbourne Water Supply (Discussion) 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 7 245-246 Journal Article: High earthen dams, with particular relationship to Silvan Dam for Melbourne Water Supply (Discussion) Ritchie, Edgar Gower High earthen dams, with particular relationship to Silvan Dam for Melbourne Water Supply (Discussion) 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 9 324 Journal Article: Melbourne's water supply undertaking Ritchie, E. G. Melbourne's water supply undertaking 1934 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 10 379-382 Journal Article: The Water Supply of Melbourne Ritchie, E. G. The Water Supply of Melbourne 1913 Commonwealth Engineer 1 5 168-174 Journal Article: High earthen dams, with particular relationship to Silvan Dam for Melbourne Water Supply (Discussion) Ritchie, Edgar Gower High earthen dams, with particular relationship to Silvan Dam for Melbourne Water Supply (Discussion) 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 2 68 Journal Article: High earthen dams, with particular relationship to Silvan Dam for Melbourne Water Supply Ritchie, Edgar Gower High earthen dams, with particular relationship to Silvan Dam for Melbourne Water Supply 1930 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 12 455-465 Journal Article: Chairman's Address [Melbourne Division] - Developments of recent years in connection with the supply of water to large cities Ritchie, Edgar Gower Chairman's Address [Melbourne Division] - Developments of recent years in connection with the supply of water to large cities 1930 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 6 216-218 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 Resource: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Journal Article: Obituary: Herbert Reah Harper; Edgar Gowar Ritchie Obituary: Herbert Reah Harper; Edgar Gowar Ritchie 1956 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 28 9 242 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Resource Section: From the Significant to the Indispensible: The Working Lives of Seventeen Figures in the History of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Rasmussen, Carolyn From the Significant to the Indispensible: The Working Lives of Seventeen Figures in the History of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Australian National University 2019 Australian dictionary of biography Journal Article: Irrigation works and practice in Victoria (Discussions and communications) Dethridge, J. S. (Mackenzie, A. C.; Burnell, J. G.; Galbraith, A. L.; Ritchie, E. G.) Irrigation works and practice in Victoria (Discussions and communications) 1923 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 279-284