Published Resources Details
Conference Paper
- Title
- The connection between Japan and Australia and New Zealand from the viewpoint of railway engineers in 19th century
- In
- From the Past to the Future: 18th Australian Engineering Heritage Conference 2015 [Newcastle]
- Imprint
- Engineers Australia, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 2015, pp. 45-52
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781922107435
- Url
- https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.696504596047247
- Abstract
The Japanese Government began to aim for the capitalistic development of socio-economy and form the friendly relationships with the Western Nations since 1868. In 1869, it decided to build the railway from Tokyo to Osaka and other lines. It borrowed the necessary money, bought the materials, and employed many engineers and the workers, and they were almost from Britain.
In this paper, I challenge to explain the accomplishments by engineers who came to Meiji Japan. They did not only build and manage the railways but also propose for effective civilization, including the adoption of narrow gauge. I advocate that it is Edmund Morel, the first engineer-in-chief of Japanese Railway, who decided the gauge and advised for development to The Japanese Government. Morel engaged in Melbourne, New Zealand, Labuan, and South Australia before Japan. His career shows the above accomplishments. Though Morel engaged in Japan for 19 months, he has been appreciated by Japanese people.
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- From the Past to the Future: 18th Australian Engineering Heritage Conference 2015 [Newcastle] (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Engineers Australia, 2015), 230 pp, https://search.informit.org/doi/book/10.3316/informit.9781922107435. Details