Person

Steel, William Heron (1830 - 1889)

Born: 13 March 1830
Died: 1889
Occupation: Engineer

Summary

William Heron Steel MInstCE, was Inspector-General of the Public Works Department, Victoria, from January 1878, and Chief Engineer of the Melbourne Water Supply. Prior to this he was an Assistant Engineer, under William W. Wardell, and "had the whole charge of the Marine Works, harbours, jetties and Lighthouses of the colony, as well as plans of new graving docks, etc."

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Chronology

5 Dec 1871: Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
12 Jan 1886: Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London

Related People

Brady, Joseph (1828 - 1908)
Joseph Brady MInstCE endorsed William Steel's nomination for MInstCE, 1885
Gordon, George (1829 - 1907)
George Gordon endorsed William Steel's nomination for MInstCE, 1885
Kernot, William Charles (1845 - 1909)
William Steel AssocMInstCE endorsed William Kernot's nomination for AssocInstCE in 1885
Wardell, William Wilkinson (1823 - 1899)
William Wardell proposed William Steel's nomination for AssocMInstCE, 1871, and his nomination for MInstCE, 1885.
Watson, Robert (1822 - 1891)
Robert Watson endorsed William Steel's nomination for AssocMInstCE, 1871, and his nomination for MInstCE, 1885
Zeal, William Austin (1830 - 1912)
William Steel endorsed William Zeal's nomination for MInstCE in 1887

Published resources

Resources

Institution of Civil Engineers, London, 'Application: 2860, 1871', Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930, ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/3585/. Details

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