Person

Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot (George) (1906 - 2000)

Born: 9 May 1906
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died: 24 Jul 2000
Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Engineering historian

Summary

George Weickhardt was Chief Draftsman, ICI Australia Limited, Ammunition Factory, Victoria. Through his keen interest in history, and the history of engineering and technology, George became a prolific researcher and produced many published journal articles and research papers about pioneering engineers and their works in Victoria. His many research papers and unpublished manuscripts are held by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.

Sibling

Weickhardt, Leonard William (Len) (1908 - 2000)
George and Len Weickhardt were brothers.

Archival resources

Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc

Charles George Weickhardt : Notes on the history of engineering firms in Victoria, c. 1950 - 2000, MS 000036 (Box 017-1); Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot (George) (1906 - 2000); Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details
George Weickhardt - Papers, c. 1879 - 2000, MS 001810 (Box 303, Box 304, Box 305, Box 306); Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot (George) (1906 - 2000); Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details
The Influence of Engineering on Nineteenth Century Victoria, MS 000948 (Box 252-22); Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot (George) (1906 - 2000), Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot; Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details
Notes on Vickers Ruwolt Pty Ltd, MS 000354 (Box 128-13); Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot (George) (1906 - 2000), Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot; Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details
Pioneer engineering firms of Victoria, MS 000947 (Box 252-21); Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot (George) (1906 - 2000), Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot; Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details

Published resources

Books

Weickhardt, C. G. T., The influence of engineering on nineteenth century Victoria (Engineering Heritage Victoria, 1981), 7 pp. Details

Book Sections

Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Campbell, Edward (1883-1944), businessman and lord mayor' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979), pp. 544-545, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/campbell-edward-5485. Details
Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Lewis, Edward Powell (1862-1930), engineer and businessman' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 86-87, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lewis-edward-powell-7184. Details
Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Roberts, Abraham (1819-1897), ironfounder' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 11: 1891 - 1939 Nes-Smi, Geoffrey Serle, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 404-405, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/roberts-abraham-8223. Details

Conference Papers

Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Victoria's Engineering Heritage First Hundred Years 1842-1942', in Second National Conference on Engineering Heritage ‘The Value of Engineering Heritage': Preprints of Papers (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1985), pp. 69-73.. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.724691557892676. Details

Journal Articles

Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Pioneer engineers, Part 2: Johnson and Sons Tyne Foundry', Royal Historical Society of Victoria Journal, 54 (4) (1983), 40-42, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/116278. Details
Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Pioneer engineers, Part 1: The first foundry', Royal Historical Society of Victoria Journal, 54 (3) (1983), 47-49, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/116284. Details
Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Pioneer engineers, Part 5: Phoenix Foundry Company Ltd.', Royal Historical Society of Victoria Journal, 55 (5) (1984), 46-50, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/116264. Details
Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Pioneer engineers, Part 4: Enoch Chambers, Melbourne', Royal Historical Society of Victoria Journal, 55 (2) (1984), 40-41, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/116267. Details
Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Pioneer engineers, Part 3: Robison Brothers & Company Pty Ltd.', Royal Historical Society of Victoria Journal, 55 (1) (1984), 31-35, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/116266. Details
Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Pioneer engineers, Part 6: Humble and Sons of Geelong', Victorian Historical Journal, 59 (3-4) (1988), 39-42, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/116265. Details
Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Railway Engineering in Early Victoria', Heritage Australia : the journal of the Australian Council of National Trusts, 9 (1) (1990), 22-23. Details
Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Pioneer Engineers, Part 7: David Munro & Company, Melbourne', Victorian Historical Journal, 61 (2-3) (1990), 208-211, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/124007. Details
Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'The art of welding', Heritage Australia : the journal of the Australian Council of National Trusts, 9 (4) (1990), 28-30. Details

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