Person

Shannon, William Montgomery (1868 - 1933)

Born
27 April 1868
Boroondara, Victoria, Australia
Died
11 Jul 1933
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Civil engineer and Mechanical engineer

Summary

William Shannon MInstCE, was a Commissioner of the Victorian Railways from 1919 to 1933, and had the responsibility for organising the electrification of the Melbourne suburban railways. Prior to that he was Chief Mechanical engineer, responsible for the development of the Newport Railway Workshops.

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Chronology

1882 - 1889
Career position - Apprentice, Victorian Railways
1885 - 1898
Education - Night Courses, Melbourne Working Mens' College
1889 - c. 1890
Career position - Design Draughtsman, Kitson and Co., Leeds, England
c. 1890 - c. 1891
Career position - Draughtsman, Roberts and Miles, Philadelphia USA
1892 - 1904
Career position - Draughtsman and Engineer, Victorian Railways
1905 - 1909
Career position - District Inspector, Victorian Railways, in charge of Metropolitan and Country depots, under T H Woodroofe MInstCE
1909 - 1913
Career position - Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer, Victorian Railways, under T H Woodroffe MInstCE
1913 - 1919
Career position - Chief Mechanical Engineer, Victorian Railways
1 December 1914
Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
1919 - 1933
Career position - Commissioner, Victorian Railways
1933
Life event - Buried, Box Hill Cemetery

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See also

  • Stephenson, C. T. ed., The Electrification of the Metropolitan Railway System of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Melbourne: Industrial Australian and Mining Standard, 1919). http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52838575. Details

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