Corporate Body
Queensland Institute of Engineers (1900 - 1919)
- From
- 27 July 1900
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - To
- 1919
Summary
The Queensland Institute of Engineers was established in 1900.
The Minute Books are held by the Fryer Memorial Library, University of Queensland, together with a Membership Register for 1915-1920. In the period 1901-1919, 82 papers were given, although only a small number of these have survived in printed form.
In 1919, the Queensland Institute of Engineers amalgamated with other existing Australian engineering associations to form the "Institution of Engineers, Australia", as one of the Institution's eleven 'Foundation Societies', and its members transferred to the Institution as foundation Associate Members.
Details
The activities and meetings of the Queensland Institute of Engineers were well reported in Queensland newspapers, commencing with its formative meeting held at the Technical College, 27 July 1900. At that meeting, it was noted that funds remaining from the late "Queensland Institute of Mechanical Engineers" would be transferred to the new Institute.
At the next meeting on 21 September 1900, the Institute's articles and memorandum of association were passed and the office bearers elected.
Most of the Institute's subsequent regular activities and meetings were reported in the newspapers.
Twelve technical papers from its meetings were published, and bound together in one volume, as "Queensland Institute of Engineers Papers 1902-1916".
Related entries
Timeline
1898 - 1911 Queensland Electrical Association
1900 - 1919 Queensland Institute of Engineers
1919 - Institution of Engineers, Australia
Published resources
Books
- George, W. I.; Prentice, S. A., Some references to early professional engineering societies in Queensland (1890-1919) (Brisbane: 1989), 168 pp. Introduction: pp.1-2, and Section 3: pp.135-168. Details
See also
- Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Historical account of the formation of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.', Transactions of the Institution of Engineers Australia, 1 (1921), 28-46, https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.628107070347674. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 10 January 2023, Last modified: 10 May 2023