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Charles George Weickhardt : Notes on the history of engineering firms in Victoria

Title
Charles George Weickhardt : Notes on the history of engineering firms in Victoria
Repository
Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc
Reference
MS 000036 (Box 017-1)
Date Range
c. 1950 - 2000
Creator
Description

A transcribed account of engineering firms in Victoria from the 19th to 20th century. The author is Charles George Weickhardt.

The compiled documentation is of historical significance to Victoria, as it describes the early years of engineering.

The list of engineering firms:
Austral Otis Engineering Company Ltd;
Atlas Company of Engineers;
The Bendigo Engineers;
Campbell, Sloss and McCann;
Enoch Chambers;
Edward Campbell & Son;
Davies and Shephard;
Charles Dangerfield and Co;
Drysdale and Fraser;
M. G. Dyke & Son;
C. Ebeling & Sons;
Fulton Foundry Company;
William Glover & Co;
W. G. Goetz & Sons;
Humble & Sons (in Geelong);
Jacques Bros;
Johns & Waygood;
Kelly & Lewis Ltd;
Langlands Foundry Company;
A. H. McDonald & Co;
McKenzie & Holland;
H. W. Mould (Clyde Iron Works);
David Munro & Co;
Joseph Nixon;
Orton & Burns;
Phoenix Foundry Company;
D. Richardson & Sons;
Schumachers Mill Furnishing Works;
J. J. Sneesby (Standard Engineering Works);
John W. Stamp Pty. Ltd;
Union Foundry (in Ballarat);
Thompsons Ltd (in Castlemaine);
Vickers Ruwolt;
John Welsh Pty Ltd;
Wright & Edwards Ltd.

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