Person

Dawson, Richard (1800 - 1865)

Born: 1800
Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England
Died: 8 June 1865
Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Engineer

Summary

Richard Dawson was a Ship Builder and Engineer and operated the Australian Iron Foundry from 1837 until his death in 1865.

Published resources

Books

Irwin, Harry, The Iron Man of Sydney Cove: the untold story of Richard Dawson, colonial engineer (North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2017), 261 pp. Details

Journal Articles

Irwin, Harry, 'Richard Dawson: Colonial Ironmaster, Engineer, Merchant, and Agent of Technology Transfer', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 47 (2011), 181-202. Details

Resources

'Dawson, Richard (1800-18650608)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1532423. Details

Resource Sections

Irwin, Harry, 'Dawson, Richard (Dicky) (1800 - 1865)', in Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian Nationa University, 2012. http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/dawson-richard-dicky-14382. Details

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