Person
Holgate, Alan (1937 - 2023)
- Born
- 10 October 1937
Chesterfield, England - Died
- 12 August 2023
Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer and Engineering historian
Summary
Alan Holgate, BSc MIEAust, was Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, at Monash University from 1965 until he retired in 1996.
From 1994 until 2020 he was involved in independent research on the engineering works of Sir John Monash prior to 1914, and with others, published extensively on the subject, including a large website. His working papers have been deposited at Monash University Archives.
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Chronology
- c. 1957
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), England
- 1958 - 1960
- Career position - Engineer, Department of Main Roads, New South Wales
- 1960 - 1961
- Career position - Engineer, Marples Ridgway and Partners, London
- 1961 - 1963
- Career position - Site engineer, Eucumbene-Snowy tunnel construction
- 1963 - 1965
- Career position - Engineer, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority
- 1965 - 1972
- Career position - Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
- 1966
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 13 Sep 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
- 1972 - 1994
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
- 1994 - 1996
- Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
- 1996
- Life event - Retired
- 1996 - 2014
- Career position - Independent researcher, focussing on the engineering works of John Monash prior to 1914
- 2023
- Buried - Cremated, Lilydale Memorial Park
Related entries
Archival resources
Monash University Archives
Published resources
Conference Papers
- Holgate, A., 'Simulating the process of structural design', in Conference of Engineering Education 1976. Melbourne, October 26-28 (1976), pp. 111-114., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.601695315082959. Details
- Holgate, Alan, 'Sir John Monash and the South Australian Reinforced Concrete Co', in 2012 South Australian Engineering Heritage Conference - Transactions (Adelaide: Engineers Australia, South Australia Division, 2012), pp. 1-21.. Details
- Holgate, Alan; Taplin, Geoff, 'Monash, Anderson, Transport and Communication 1894-1914', in Eleventh National Conference on Engineering Heritage: Federation Engineering a Nation; Proceedings (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2001), pp. 153-156., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.520790953879855. Details
- Holgate, Alan; Taplin, Geoff, 'The Contribution of Sir John Monash to 20th Century Engineering in Australia', in Eleventh National Conference on Engineering Heritage: Federation Engineering a Nation; Proceedings (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2001), pp. 237-244., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.521089081419986. Details
- Holgate, Alan; Taplin, Geoff; Alves, Lesley, 'Issues in the Design and Construction of Wheeler's Bridge, Lawrence', in 9th National Conference on Engineering Heritage: Proceedings (Melbourne, Victoria: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1998), pp. 25-30., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.545256045141872. Details
- Holgate, Alan; Taplin, Geoff; Alves, Lesley; Hamann, Conrad, 'The Introduction of Monier Arch Bridges to Victoria', in First International and Eighth Australian Engineering Heritage Conference 1996: Shaping Our Future; Proceedings (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1996), pp. 29-35., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.624557970816771. Details
- Staddon, S.; Holgate, A., 'Developments in the teaching of languages to engineers at Monash University', in International Congress of Engineering Deans and Industry Leaders - Congress Proceedings. Melbourne, 3-6 July 1995 (Melbourne: Monash University (Engineering Faculty), 1995), pp. 356-360.. Details
Journal Articles
- Holgate, A, 'John Monash: promoting early reinforced concrete in Australia', Proceedings of the ICE: Engineering History and Heritage, 163 (4) (2010), 237-247, https://doi.org/10.1680/ehah.2010.163.4.237. Details
- Holgate, Alan; Taplin, Geoff, 'The Contribution of Sir John Monash to 20th Century Engineering in Australia', Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering, 2 (1) (2004), 99-107, https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.479612087399233. Details
Resources
- John Monash: Engineering enterprise prior to WW1 (c1896 - 1914), 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130083556/http://aholgate.com/. Details
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Created: 4 February 2026