Person

Veale, William Charles Douglas (1895 - 1971)

Born: 16 May 1895
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died: 17 August 1971
North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation: Engineer and Surveyor

Summary

William Veale, a chartered engineer, served as City Engineer and Surveyor for the City of Adelaide 1926-1947 and then as Town Clerk 1947-1965. He published papers on various aspects of municipal engineering.

Archival resources

Adelaide City Council Archives

William Charles Douglas Veale - Records, 1926 - 1965, C 16; Adelaide City Council Archives. Details
William Charles Douglas Veale - Records, 1926 - 1965, C 30; Adelaide City Council Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Thornton, Robert, 'Veale, William Charles Douglas (1895-1971)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 445-446. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160536b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18109267. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/92710046. Details
'Veale, W C D (1895-1971)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-533943. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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