Person
Degraves, Peter (1778 - 1852)
- Born
- 1778
- Died
- 31 December 1852
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer, Flour miller and Shipbuilder
Summary
Peter Degraves, in partnership with his brother-in-law Major Hugh Macintosh, successfully established a sawmill, reservoir, brewery, flour-mill and bakery beside the Hobart Rivulet in South Hobart. In 1834, Degraves designed the Theatre Royal, Hobart, opened in 1837. In 1840, he proposed constructing a new reservoir and a piped, filtered water supply for Hobart, which was built in 1844-45.
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Published resources
Books
- Crawford, P. G.; Ryan, K. A., The history of the early water supply of Hobart: the first 100 years, 1804-1904 (Hobart, Tasmania: Institution of Engineers, Australia, Tasmania Division, 1988), 66 pp. Appendix II, Biographies - Peter Degraves, pp.57-58. Details
Book Sections
- Reid-Mcilreavy, Myrtle L., 'Degraves, Peter (1778 - 1852), engineer, shipbuilder and factory owner' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), pp. 302-303, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/degraves-peter-1973. Details
See also
- Griffiths, Tom ed., The Life and Adventures of Edward Snell: the Illustrated Diary of an Artist, Engineer and Adventurer in the Australian Colonies 1849 to 1859 (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1988), 524 pp. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 3 July 2024