Person

McClelland, David John (1873 - 1962)

Born
31 March 1873
Buninyong, Victoria, Australia
Died
11 March 1962
Windsor, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Engineer

Summary

David McClelland became a private engineering contractor in Melbourne about 1906. He also lectured and examined at the University of Melbourne.

Details

Chronology

8 Jan 1918
Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London

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Archival resources

Private hands (McClelland, D.J.)

  • David John McClelland - Records, 1873 - 1962; Private hands (McClelland, D.J.). Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Serle, Geoffrey, 'McClelland, David John (1873-1962), engineer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 227-228. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100217b.htm. Details

Conference Papers

  • McInnes, Ken G., 'Engineer David John McClelland (1873-1962) and the reinforced concrete Campaspe River syphon', in 19th Australasian engineering heritage conference: putting water to work: steam power, river navigation and water supply edited by Engineers Australia and Engineering Heritage Australia (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Engineering Heritage Australia, 2017), pp. 263-277., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.384763614517292. Details

Journal Articles

  • McClelland, D. J., 'Construction of the reinforced concrete subway under the Campaspe River, near Rochester, Victoria', Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Surveyors, 5 (1900-1909), 139-154. Details

Resources

Gavan McCarthy [P004098]; Ken McInnes

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