Person
Smith, Albert Casson (Casson) (1864 - 1933)
- Born
- 13 March 1864
Bradford, Yorkshire, England - Died
- 28 Nov 1933
St.Kilda East, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer
Summary
Casson Smith AssocMInstCE MVIE CE, was assistant designing engineer, Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works, associated with the design of the Melbourne Sewerage System from c1891 to 1929. Prior to moving to Australia from England in 1885, he gained experience in the design and construction of the Sheffield Sewerage Scheme. In Victoria, he was active within the engineering profession and the Victorian Institute of Engineers serving on its Council, as Vice president in 1925-26 and 1928, and as President in 1927.
Details
Chronology
- 1879 - 1884
- Education - Pupilage, under Charles Gott, MInstCE, Bradford Yorkshire [Idle Waterworks, Silsden Waterworks, Spen Valley Drainage, Sheffield Sewerage Scheme]
- 18 Apr 1882
- Career event - Student Member (StudInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
- 1884 - 1885
- Career position - Resident Engineer, Sewerage Board, Sheffield, Yorkshire
- 1885
- Life event - Migrated to Victoria
- 1886
- Career event - Recommended as Inspector of Works/Engineer, Tullaroop Shire, Victoria, but declined.
- 1886 - 1887
- Career position - Draughtsman, Office of the City Surveyor, City of Melbourne [Wood pavement and related drainage works]
- 1887
- Career event - Granted Certificate of Qualification as Engineer and Surveyor (CE), Local Government Act VIC [after examination]
- 1887 - c. 1890
- Career position - Assistant City Surveyor, City of South Melbourne
- 1888
- Career event - Government contract surveyor
- 1889
- Career event - Licensed to practise as a Surveyor under the Transfer of Land Act VIC
- 3 Dec 1889
- Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
- c. 1891 - 1929
- Career position - Assistant designing engineer, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works
- 1908
- Career event - Member (MVIE), Victorian Institute of Engineers
- 1925 - 1926
- Career position - Vice-president, Victorian Institute of Engineers
- 1925 - 1928
- Career position - Member of Council, Victorian Institute of Engineers
- 1927
- Career position - President, Victorian Institute of Engineers
- 1928
- Career position - Vice-president, Victorian Institute of Engineers
- 1929
- Life event - Retired
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Smith, A. Casson, 'Sewering Melbourne metropolitan area (Retiring President's Address)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1927-1928 (1928), 74-83. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24690. Details
Resources
- Institution of Civil Engineers, London, 'Application: 7305, 1889', Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930, ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/3585/. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 10 September 2025, Last modified: 16 September 2025