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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-08-23 human Ken McInnes updated 2022-09-28 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006115b.htm person Irwin Harold Beresford AACR2 1882 September 1962 Place of Birth Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Bridge builder Assayer Harold Irwin, a civil engineering contractor from Ballarat, was a pioneer in building in reinforced concrete.

Harold Irwin, between 1911 and 1938, constructed more than 20 bridges, as well as water supply projects across Victoria.

Major Works included: the peace memorial reinforced concrete bridge over the Dandenong Creek, Mordialloc (1918); the Calder Highway bridge over the Avoca River, Charlton (1925); and working as foreman for the construction of the Rubicon hydro-electric scheme (1926).

1903 1903 Education - Mining Assayer, Ballarat School of Mines 1904 1909 Career position - Assayer, Johannesburg, South Africa 1909 1909 Education - Mine Manager, Ballarat School of Mines 1911 1938 Career position - H B Irwin, Civil engineering contractor. Irwin, William Lyle (Bill) (1917 - 2000) Irwin, Harold Beresford (1882-19620930)

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 'Irwin, Harold Beresford', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Irwin, Harold Beresford Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Ghosts of bridges past: the civil works of Harold Beresford Irwin, 1882 - 1962 Irwin, Patrick and Boak, Andrew Ghosts of bridges past: the civil works of Harold Beresford Irwin, 1882 - 1962 2017 Engineering Heritage Australia magazine 2 6 10-3