Person

Munro, David (1844 - 1898)

Born: 1844
Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Died: 31 March 1898
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Engineer

Summary

David Munro ran an engineering and machinery supply business in Melbourne in the 1870s and 1880s. During this period he was contracted to build a number of Victorian railway lines, Princes Bridge (1888) and Queen's Bridge (1890). He sold all sorts of equipment, including his patented or improved machines, including a post-boring machine and the "Victory Self-adjusting Windmill". Heavy speculation in land led Munro to bankruptcy in the land boom collapse of the late 1880s.

Details

Chronology

1883 -: Career event - Foundation Member, Victorian Engineers Association

Related Corporate Bodies

Victorian Institute of Engineers (1883 - 1949)
Foundation Member 1883, Foundation Councillor 1883

Published resources

Book Sections

Cannon, Michael, 'Munro, David (1844-1898)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974), pp. 311-312. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050357b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536754. Details
'Munro, David (1844-1898)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466978. Details

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