Person
Hornibrook, Manuel Richard (1893 - 1970)
- Born
- 7 August 1893
Enoggera, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 30 May 1970
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Company director
Summary
(Sir) Manuel Richard Hornibrook established a business as a builder and contractor in 1912. He made his reputation as a bridge-builder, building such bridges as the William Jolly, Story, and New Victoria bridges in Brisbane, the Northbridge and Iron Cove Bridge, Sydney and the Kings Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue bridges in Canberra. His company was also responsible for the superstructure of the Sydney Opera House, including the sail-like roof.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Whitmore, Raymond L., 'Hornibrook, Sir Manuel Richard (1893-1970), master builder, industrialist and company director' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1996), pp. 497-498. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hornibrook-sir-manuel-richard-10547. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6752634. Details
- 'Hornibrook, Manuel Richard (1893-1970)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477075. Details
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_h.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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