Person
Shaw, Eric Delbridge (1889 - 1970)
- Born
- 15 November 1889
East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 23 June 1970
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer
Summary
Eric Shaw MCE FIEAust MInstCE was the chief construction engineer for the Eildon Dam project, 1949 - 1955, for the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria. Earlier he supervised many other major works including the embankment of the Hume reservoir; Lauriston, Rocklands and Cairn Curran dams; and the Torrumbarry and Mildura weirs.
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Chronology
- 1913
- Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne
- 1919
- Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1921
- Education - Master of Civil Engineering (MCE), University of Melbourne
- 1924
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- c. 1932 - 1936
- Career position - Senior Divisional Engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission
- 1936 -
- Career position - Chief Engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission
- 1949 - c. 1955
- Career position - Chief construction engineer, Eildon Dam project, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission
- 1953
- Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 13 Sep 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
- 1970
- Buried - Cremated, Springvale Botanical Cemetery
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Published resources
Conference Papers
- Shaw, E. D., 'Construction of the Big Eildon Project', in Proceedings of the Engineering Conference, 1953, Melbourne (Sydney: Institution of Engineers Australia, 1953), pp. 48-66.. Details
Journal Articles
- Ritchie, Edgar Gower; Shaw, E. D., 'High earthen dams, with particular relationship to Silvan Dam for Melbourne Water Supply (Discussion)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 3 (7) (1931), 245-246. Details
- Shaw, E. D., 'Planning a large construction project', Aqua: Official Journal of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria (1950), 8-. Details
- Shaw, E. D.; Knight, R. G., 'Torrumbarry Weir and Lock of the River Murray Works', Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 8 (1929), 34-70, https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.263707737641191. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 22 July 2025