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De Burgh, Ernest Macartney (1863 - 1929)

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Civil engineer

Born: 18 January 1863 Dublin, Ireland. Died: 4 April 1929 Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia.

Ernest Macartney De Burgh was chief engineer for harbours and water-supply in New South Wales 1909-27. During this time he was responsible for the design and construction of the Cordeaux, Avon and Nepean dams (Sydney water-supply), the Chichester scheme for Newcastle and the Umberumberka scheme for Broken Hill and prepared the original plans for Canberra's water-supply.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003483. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 27 July 2006

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