191 results found for 'bridge'
Kenwyn Douglas Tatham Shores (1927–2016)
5 Sep 2017
Ken’s career spanned a period of significant growth in New Zealand and as a highly skilled civil and structural engineer, he made an outstanding contribution to modern New Zealand.
John Gill Lancaster (1883–1950)
5 Sep 2017
At the time of his death in 1950, John Gill Lancaster was described as “one of the best-known electrical engineers in New Zealand… During the last 30 years he had taken a leading part in the development of electric power and lighting in the Dominion” (Evening Post, 12 October 1950).
John Charles North (1914–1979)
5 Sep 2017
John North was a New Zealand born engineer. He joined the Hamilton Borough Council as a cadet in 1930 and went on to attend both Auckland and Canterbury University Colleges, graduating Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) in 1936.
John Carruthers (1836–1914)
5 Sep 2017
Born in Inverness, Scotland, John Carruthers initially planned to follow in his father’s footsteps with a career in the newspaper industry. However, after travelling to Canada he found engineering to his liking and he worked on railway construction there, and in the United State of America, Russia and Mauritius. In 1866, he became an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (becoming a member five years later) and married into an engineering family.
James Melville Balfour (1831–1869)
5 Sep 2017
James Melville Balfour was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1831. He was the ninth son of Reverend Lewis Balfour of Colinton and was educated in Edinburgh.
Drummond Holderness (1887–1946)
4 Sep 2017
Drummond Holderness was born at Christchurch on 15 March 1887, and died in Auckland on 8 December 1946. He was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, and received his technical training at Canterbury College where he gained Associateship (Mechanical) of the School of Engineering in 1906.
Charles Napier Bell (1835–1906)
4 Sep 2017
Charles Napier Bell (1835–1906), civil engineer, known as C. Napier Bell, was born at Rothesay, Scotland on 14 September 1835. He was the son of James Stanislaus Bell, trader and adventurer. He was to experience diverse groups of people and engage in a tremendous range of engineering works.
Arthur James Dickson (1904–1973)
4 Sep 2017
Arthur James Dickson, formerly Auckland’s City Engineer, was born in Pihama, Taranaki and educated at New Plymouth Technical College. He attended Canterbury University College, graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) in 1926.
Arthur David Mead (1888–1977)
4 Sep 2017
Arthur Mead was born in Taranaki in 1888. He grew up at Maungakaramea, near Dargaville, where he went to primary school.
Alfred Onslow Glasse (1889–1977)
4 Sep 2017
Alfred Onslow Glasse, President of the New Zealand Institution of Engineers (NZIE, now the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ)) in 1942–43, died in December 1977, aged 89. He was a former Chief Engineer of the Auckland Electric Power Board and also served as deputy mayor of Auckland.
