Person

Calder, William (1860 - 1928)

Born
31 July 1860
Milton, Otago, New Zealand
Died
18 February 1928
Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Civil engineer and Surveyor

Summary

William Calder, MInstCE AMIEAust MVIE, was the first Chairman of the Country Roads Board Victoria, from 1913 until his death in 1928. Under his guidance, the network of main roads of the State were surveyed, a major construction program was commenced, the "Highways and Vehicles Act, 1924" was passed enabling State highways to be declared and funded by the State, and the major highways were established.

In 1929, the North-Western highway linking Melbourne to Bendigo and Mildura, was renamed the "Calder Highway" as a tribute to his memory.

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Chronology

1888
Life event - Migrated to Victoria, Australia
1891 - 1897
Career position - Surveyor and Treasurer, Borough of Footscray
1898 - 1913
Career position - City Engineer and Surveyor, City of Prahran
2 Dec 1902
Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
1908 - 1912
Career event - Member (MVIE), Victorian Institute of Engineers
1913 - 1928
Career position - Chairman, Country Roads Board, Victoria
21 Jan 1913
Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
1919
Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
c. 1920 - 1928
Career position - Member, Municipal Surveyors' Board
1928
Life event - Buried, Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria

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See also

  • Alsop, Peter F. B. ed., Nineteenth century engineers in the colony of Victoria (Geelong North, Victoria: Author, 2002), 372 pp. Details
  • Coane, John Montgomery; Coane, Henry Edward; Coane, John Mongomery, Jun., Australasian roads : a treatise, practical and scientific, on the location, design, construction and maintenance of roads and pavements (Melbourne: George Robertson, 1908), 334 pp. [William Calder wrote the foreward for the 1927 edition]. Details
  • Engineers Australia ed., Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders (Barton, A.C.T.: Institution of Engineers Australia, 2019), 136 pp. 'Roads well Travelled - William Calder' p.18. Details
  • Sharp, Kieran.; Brindle, Ray; Lay, Max; Metcalf, John; Johnston, Ian; Jones, Dave ed., ARRB: the first fifty years (Vermont South, Vic.: ARRB Group Ltd, 2011). 'William Calder" p.5 Includes portrait. Details

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