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Wade, Leslie Augustus Burton (1864 - 1915)

Civil engineer

Born: 20 June 1864 Singleton, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 12 January 1915 Double bay, New South Wales.

Leslie Augustus B. Wade was an engineer with the Department of Works in New South Wales. From 1911 he was executive officer and secretary of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Trust and directed the settlement and development of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1880 - 1890 Cadet working on Sydney's ocean outfall sewerage scheme with the Department of Public Works
1890 - 1892 Assistant Engineer with the Water Conservation Branch of the Department of Mines and Agriculture
1892 - 1901 Assistant Engineer with the Water Conservation Branch of the Works Department
1901 - 1904 Principal Engineer at the Water sSupply and Sewerage branch
1904 - 1906 Principal Engineer for rivers, water supply and drainage
1906 - 1909 Chief Engineer for rivers, water supply and drainage
1909 - 1911 Chief Engineer for irrigation and drainage
1911 - 1913 Chief Engineer for irrigation
1913 - 1915 Commissioner for water conservation and irrigation

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 4 September 2006

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