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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2016-04-06 human Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes updated 2026-03-25 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005469b.htm person Zeal William Austin KCMG AACR2 5 December 1830 11 March 1912 Place of Birth Westbury, Wiltshire, England Place of Death Toorak, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Businessman Politician Member of Parliament 1845 1851 Career position - Articled to Thomas Whitaker, County Surveyor for Devon and City Surveyor For Exeter, England 1853 1854 Career position - Resident engineer, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company, Victoria 1854 1859 Career position - District engineer, Railway Department, Government of Victoria 1859 1865 Career position - Chief engineer, Cornish & Bruce, contractors for the Melbourne to Sandhurst Railway line, length 100 miles 1864 1865 Career position - Member for Castlemaine, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Victoria 1865 1887 Career position - Consulting engineer, in general practice, Melbourne [Consulting engineer, Deniliquin and Moama Railway NSW] 1871 1874 Career event - Member for Castlemaine, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Victoria 1879 1882 Career position - City Councillor, Prahran 1882 1901 Career position - Member for North Western, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Victoria 1886 1886 Career position - Chairman, Royal Commission on Railways and Public Works, Tasmania 24 May 1887 24 May 1887 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1892 1892 Career position - Minister, Postmaster-General, Victoria 1892 1901 Career position - President, Legislative Council, Parliament of Victoria 1895 1895 Award - Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) 1897 1911 Career position - Trustee, Public Library, Museums and National Gallery of Victoria 1901 1907 Career position - Senator, Commonwealth Parliament National Museum of Victoria (1858 - 1983)

Trustee c1897 - 1911

 Mais, Henry Coathupe (1827 - 1916)

Henry Mais endorsed William Zeal's nomination for MInstCE in 1887

 Brady, Joseph (1828 - 1908)

Joseph Brady MInstCE endorsed William Zeal's nomination for MInstCE in 1887

 Whitton, John (1820 - 1898)

John Whitton MInstCE endorsed William Zeal's nomination for MInstCE 1887

 Steel, William Heron (1830 - 1889)

William Steel endorsed William Zeal's nomination for MInstCE in 1887

 Gordon, George (1829 - 1907)

George Gordon MInstCE endorsed William Zeal's nomination for MInstCE in 1887

 Watson, Robert (1822 - 1891)

Robert Watson MInstCE endorsed William Zeal's nomination for MInstCE in 1887

Wikidata

 Zeal, Sir William Austin (1830-1912)

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 'Zeal, William Austin', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Zeal, William Austin Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Engineering challenges in nineteenth century Victoria Harper, Brian C. S. Engineering challenges in nineteenth century Victoria Port Melbourne the author 2016 Book: Some Public Works Engineers in Victoria in the Nineteenth Century Cumming, D. A. Some Public Works Engineers in Victoria in the Nineteenth Century Melbourne University of Melbourne, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 1985 Book Section: Zeal, Sir William Austin (1830-1912), engineer, businessman and politician Browne, Geoff Zeal, Sir William Austin (1830-1912), engineer, businessman and politician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 605-606 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com 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: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Book: The Cyclopedia of Victoria: an historical and commercial review: descriptive and biographical, facts, figures and illustrations: an epitome of progress Smith, James, ed. The Cyclopedia of Victoria: an historical and commercial review: descriptive and biographical, facts, figures and illustrations: an epitome of progress Melbourne Cyclopedia Co 1903-1905