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Thwaites, William (1853 - 1907)
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Civil engineer and Public servant
Born: 13 August 1853  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.  Died: 19 November 1907  San Remo, Victoria, Australia.
William Thwaites was engineer-in-chief from 1891-1904 of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, which had been established to build the sewerage system.
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1873Certificate of Engineering completed at the University of Melbourne
1874Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Melbourne
1874 - 1876Pupil-draftsman with thr Victorian Department of Railways
1876Master of Art (MA) completed at the University of Melbourne
1879Victorian Department of Public Works
1883 - 1890Engineer of roads, bridges and reclamation works with the ?Victorian Department of Public Works
1890 - 1891Engineer in charge of the water supply branch with the ?Victorian Department of Public Works
1891 - 1904Engineer-in-Chief at the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works
1901Master of Chemical Engineering (MCE) completed at the University of Melbourne
1976 - 1979Assistant Draftsman with the South Australian Department of Railways

 
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Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 7 August 2006
Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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