Person
Mackay, John Hilton (1877 - 1952)
- Born
- 2 May 1877
Everton, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 5 May 1952
Port Sorrell, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer and Grazier
Summary
John Mackay was educated "at the University of Melbourne (B.C.E., 1901; M.C.E., 1903), Mackay won the final year exhibition in engineering and a Trinity College scholarship in 1897 and in 1899 the Dixson scholarships in civil engineering and architecture and in hydraulic engineering, mining and metallurgy. From 1899, when he joined the Victorian Institute of Engineers, until 1903, when the University of Tasmania offered him a twelve months lectureship, he was associated with L. H. Reynolds, George Higgins and the Australian Gold Dredging Co. Ltd in the design and construction of minerals and harbour dredging machinery." [ADB entry]
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Gregory, C. J., 'Mackay, John Hilton (1877-1952), engineer and grazier' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 295-296. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100288b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535486. Details
- 'Mackay, John Hilton (1877-19521231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469821. Details
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Created: 6 April 2016, Last modified: 7 March 2024