Person
Weingarth, John Leopold (1862 - 1925)
- Born
- 8 June 1862
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 7 March 1925
Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Surveyor
Summary
John Weingarth had a private practice as a surveyor in Sydney from c.1890. In 1919 he established the firm J. Weingarth & Sons. He was an expert in the design and formation of racecourses, including Randwick and Warwick Farm.
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Born 8 June 1862. Died 7 March 1925. Cadet draughtsman, Department of Lands, licensed as a surveyor 1883, departmental surveyor, Western Division, partnership with J.T. Cahill 1886-?, had his own firm ?-1919, established J. Weingarth & Sons 1919 (continued until the death of his son in 1962). President, Institution of Surveyors, New South Wales 1915-16. Published the standard reference "Identification Surveys: Freehold Title and Torrens Title" (1913).
Published resources
Book Sections
- Atchison, John, 'Weingarth, John Leopold (1862-1925), surveyor' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 437-438. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/weingarth-john-leopold-9039. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535579. Details
- 'Weingarth, John Leopold (1862-1925)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464856. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018