Person

Coode, John (1816 - 1892)

Born
11 November 1816
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Died
2 March 1892
Brighton, Sussex, England
Occupation
Civil engineer

Summary

(Sir) John Coode was a British engineer who visited Australia on a number of occasions to make recommendations on developing ports from Fremantle round the southern and eastern coasts to the Gulf of Carpentaria. His first visit was to report to the Melbourne Harbor Trust. His proposed river improvement and the dock site locations were the basis on which the modern port of Melbourne has been developed.

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Chronology

6 Mar 1849
Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London

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Published resources

Books

  • Cumming, D. A., Some Public Works Engineers in Victoria in the Nineteenth Century (Melbourne: University of Melbourne, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 1985), 59 pp. pp.7-8. Details
  • Cumming, D. A.; Moxham, G. C., They built South Australia : engineers, technicians, manufacturers, contractors and their work (Adelaide: D.A. Cumming and G.C Moxham, 1986), 241 pp. p.44. Details

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Edited Books

  • Bailey, M. R.; Chrimes, M. M.; Cox, R. C.; Cross-Rudkin, P. S. M.; Hurst, B. L.; McWilliam, R. C.; Rennison, R. W.; Ruddock, E. C.; Sutherland, R. J. M.; Swailes, T. ed., Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2: 1830-1890 (London, United Kingdom: Thomas Telford Publishing, 2008), 907 pp. 'Coode, Sir John, KCMG', pp.191-195. Details

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See also

  • Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_c.html. Details
  • Engineers Australia ed., Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2019), 236 pp. pp.94-95. Details

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