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Thompson, James (1863 - 1945)
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Engineer
Born: 22 August 1863  Drogheda, Louth, Ireland.  Died: 2 January 1945  New South Wales, Australia.
James Thompson was engineer-in-chief of the Public Works Department of Western Australia from 1904-25. Of 6590 km of government railways built in Western Australia before World War II, 4690 km of main track were constructed while he controlled the department.
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1882Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Ireland
1882 - 1889Assistant Engineer with the Dublin Docks and Harbours Board
1889 - 1891Engineer in the Survey Branch of the Victorian Railways
1891 - 1904Engineer with the Public Works Department of Western Australia (PWDWA)
1894 - 1896Resident Engineer for the Northam-Southern Cross-Kalgoorlie railway, PWDWA
1896 - 1904Engineer in charge of the Harbours and Rivers Branch, PWDWA
1904 - 1925Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department of Western Australia
1910Founding President of the Western Australian Institution of Engineers

 
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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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