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16 October
2008
Ford
Global Challenge winner : The Deakin Uni
Model T2
To commemorate the Centenary of the
Ford Model T, the Ford Company issued a global challenge for the design of a
Model T for the 21st Century.
The award has been won by the Engineering students of
27 August 2008
modification
Minor modification to the Colossus Show Notes to change the date on Slide 15 from
1943 to 1944. The mistake was made by an
older computer!
23 Aug 2008
additions
Update on Gas Producer Talk : “Running on Empty – Motoring in Wartime Australia was a Gas”.
Addition of Cassilis
Slide Presentation – slides and
historic photographs from John McCutchan’s 2006 Presentation to EHV
Preliminary
detail about the Cassilis HEM Plaquing Ceremony & Regional
Tour (Nov 2008)
Addition
of EESA Seminar (18 Sep 2008) Flyer
Update
of EHV Guest Speakers’ Series information
New
material added to the Miscellaneous Section
21 Aug 2008
additions and changes
Addition
of Colossus Audio Clip and Show Notes
Other recent additions :
Extracts
from the Commonwealth Engineer (Journal) of
1 September 1926
Next Session in the EHV Guest Speakers' Series
When : Thursday 16 October 2008 commencing at 6.00 PM and will conclude at
7.00 PM. Light refreshments will be served from 5.30PM.
Topic: “The history & development of bio-mechanical engineering”
Our Guest Speaker for the evening will be Dr Laurie Sparke OAM.
Where: John Connell Auditorium,
Flyer available here - soon.
All EHV Guest Speakers' Program sessions are open to any interested person - you need not be a professionally qualified engineer nor a member of Engineers Australia. [Return to Top of Page]
EHV Guest Speakers Program for 2008
21 Feb: Producer Gas and the
Australian Motorist (presented by Don
Bartlett).
17 April: The Engineering
Works of John Grainger (prepared by George Tibbits, presented by D
Beauchamp).
22 May: Cable Trams of Melbourne (Robert Green).
19 June: The Road to Colossus (Dr Peter Thorne and
John McCutchan).
21 August: The Engineering Works of John Monash (Dr
16 October: The History of Bio-mechanical
Engineering (Dr Laurie Sparke OAM)
Please note : circumstances beyond
our control can cause last minute changes to this schedule. Please keep a watch
on this page for changes.
Past Guest Speakers' Program sessions
...
“John
Monash - engineering a business” (21 August
2008)
A business-oriented
look at Monash's engineering prior to WWI via chronology and themes. Aspects included acquisition of knowledge and
experience; partnership with JTN Anderson; formation of companies in Victoria
and South Australia; products; competitive edge; intellectual property;
financial backing; turnover and profits; staffing; marketing; competition and
opposition; set-backs and successes.
The
Guest Speaker: Dr
Alan worked for the
Dept of Main Roads in NSW and the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority
before joining the staff of
Further
material on John Monash and his engineering activities are available on
Video Streaming, Audio Clip and Show Notes available
here - soon.
The Path to Colossus: an historical look at the development of the
electronic computer (19 June 2008)
During
The Guest
Peter Thorne worked on
John McCutchan is an
engineer with a long standing interest in the history of electrical engineering
and its preservation and display. Particularly tantalising has been the veil of
total secrecy which lasted for 30 years over
Downloads available : Audio Clip
(11 MB) Show Notes (Slides & Images).
As Perfect as Possible:
the History of Melbourne’s Cable Trams 1885-1940 (Guest Speakers Series 22 May
2008)
The
talk commenced with a brief outline of early
tramways around the world and a history of Melbourne's street public transport
before the arrival of trams and went on to explain why and how the first cable
lines were developed in America and New Zealand and how the technology was
employed in Australia. Various engineering aspects of the track formation, the
all important cables and the magnificent machinery that powered them were
included.
Our Guest
Speaker: Robert Green is an architect who has practiced in both the private and public
sectors. He is currently an architect with Heritage
Downloads available : Audio
Clip (10 MB) and Show
Notes (13 MB).
Producer
Gas & the Australian Motorist (Guest
Speakers Series 22 Feb 2008)
This session was recorded for Video Streaming as part of the Engineers Australia (Victoria
Division) policy to enhance the availability of selected topics to regional
groups and the wider engineering profession. Click HERE
to go to the Streaming Link When you get there, scroll down the linked page to the
Producer Gas Talk. Broadband video streaming, Dial-up Audio and a downloadable MP3
version of the actual presentation are available via the link.
The Speaker :
Don
Bartlett, Chairman of Engineering Heritage
Downloads available : Audio
Clip Show Notes
And a text version of the Full Paper
During the Talk, several historical papers on Gas Producer Units were
cited and are now available on-line : Rennie (1930) IE Aust Paper Woods (1939) IE Aust Paper
The
talk was revised and presented to the Sydney Engineering Heritage Committee on
2 Jun 2008.
Downloads available : Text -
Sydney Presentation Sydney Audio Clip Sydney Show
Notes
Please
note : The Gas Producer talk (rebadged and expanded as
“Running on Empty – Motoring in Wartime
The
Engineering Works of John Grainger
John Grainger was the father of the famous pianist and
composer Percy Grainger. John Grainger was an engineer and architect of distinction.
Two of his notable engineering designs include
Our Guest Speaker : this Talk was presented
by David Beauchamp on behalf of Mr George Tibbits. George is an architectural
historian who has written a detailed history of the design and construction of
the
Show notes and Audio
will not be made available.
Leadership and Management
style of General Sir John Monash - 18
October 2007
The
Guest Speaker was Mr Ken Crompton LLB, CEO of the General Sir
John Monash Foundation (GSJMF). The talk covered the attributes that made
Monash a unique and influential Australian engineer, lawyer and army
general. The GSJM Foundation was set up to offer professionally qualified
young Australians an opportunity to study at eminent overseas universities -
along the lines of the Rhodes Scholarships. Although the talk
concentrated on Monash the Leader & Manager, Ken gave a broad overview of
the aims and achievements of the GSJM Foundation.
History of Holden & Vehicle Safety - Thursday 16 August 2007
The talk covers the history of Holden, early research into the causes of injury, the history of safety research at Holden, crash mechanisms, the history of computer simulation, general aspects of road safety, presents some insights into the risks of driving on Australian roads and concludes with some strong advice as to how to minimise these risks. The talk is highly relevant to any driver - or pedestrian - over 20 years of age!
Guest Speaker : Dr Laurence John
Sparke, OAM : Laurie Sparke is an engineering graduate from RMIT, Deakin and
Downloads
available : Audio (11 MB) and Show Notes (8 MB). Please note that the audio levels of some
segments of the Audio Clip have been boosted to compensate for unavoidable
recording hitches and to maintain the best possible listening volume.
Colonial Engineer Scratchley
- 21 June 2007
Captain Peter Scratchley RE served in
It is part of an ongoing research project into the engineers who were involved in early colonial development. Comments and contributions are most welcome and should be directed to ehv@engineersaustralia.org.au with <Scratchley> in the Subject Line.
The Guest Speaker for this session was
Major General Michael O'Brien CSC (ret). Mike graduated from Duntroon in 1968 and
was allocated to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. He served as a platoon
commander and intelligence officer of 7 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in
Downloads
available : Audio Clip (MP3 - 10MB) Shownotes (PDF - 7 MB)
The
This is the audio of a Talk given to EHV by John
Forrest MP FIE(Aust) - the Federal Member for Mallee (photo at left).
John was born on the
Downloads
available : Audio Clip (MP3 - 13 MB) and Shownotes
EHV
Information :
About
Engineering Heritage Victoria
Colonial Engineers Project (Municipal List)
EHV March 2008 Newsletter EHV Jan 2008 Newsletter EHV Sep 2007 Newsletter EHV July
2007 Newsletter EHV May
2007 Newsletter EHV
March 2007 Newsletter
Cassilis Hydro-electric Scheme
NEW (23 Aug 08) : Cassilis Show
Notes from John McCutchan’s Presentation
to EHV in August 2006. Please note – the
file is about 22 MB
The Institution of
Engineers (
Article
about Cassilis .... Mining & Engineering Review 1911
Extracts from Articles of Interest
1 Sep 1926 Edition : Determination
of River Discharge A
Graphical Method for Sewerage Pumping III Kyneton Water Supply SA Water & Sewerage Systems IE Aust Notes (260901) CE
Editorial Notes etc (260901) Victorian Road Tests Mechanical Spraying
of Roads Miscellaneous CE(260901) Water
Purification at Swan Hill
And from earlier editions of
the same journal : The
Maribyrnong River Railway Bridge (1914) The Moorabool Viaduct (1918)
Journal of the Inst of Engineers Aust -
1931
John Monash Obituary Monash Military Photo-clips (The) Humphrey Pump Hawthorn Bridge Reconstruction The Mining of Brown Coal (Bridges)
Ballarat
Engineering Heritage Conference Papers 1998 (Authors names in brackets).
JT Noble Anderson (Lloyd) Gold Dredging (Ralph)
2nd
National Conference on Engineering Heritage -
Economic Preservation of Engineering Heritage (Butcher) Engineering Heritage (Mining - Davey) History of Engineering at Canterbury Uni (NZ - Mullenger) 19th C Aust Engineering Societies (Haas) Education of Engineers pre 1940 (Fergusson) Development of Sovereign Hill (McCarthy) Lessons from the Past (Milner) Treatment of Artefacts (Kentish) Development of Melb Engineerium (Atkinson) Victorian Engineering Heritage 1842-1942 (Wieckhardt) Early Automatic Telephony (Moynihan) Construction of Fitzroy Dock (Balint) Engineering considerations in an Historical Argument (Jones) Monier & anti Monier - Early RC in Aust (Lewis) Telford, Stephenson & Brunel (Staughton) The 1st Sydney - Brisbane Steamship Service (Whitmore) The Woomera Story (Frost) First Australian Aeroplane & Engine (Daw) Mr Watts Stupendous Steam Engine (Crossley) Role of Gov in EH Conservation - Doring 1985
These scanned versions of the 1985 Conference Papers have resulted from a collaborative effort with John Metcalf.
Engineering Heritage Conference 1992.
Conference Papers List Oral History & Engineering Heritage (Raxworthy) Engineering & Port of Melb (Milner) Echuca Bridge Footway & Lattice (Fredericks) Duck Reach Hydro (McFie) Cowra Bride Preservation (Fraser) Aust Databases & Engg Heritage (Cummings) Moorina Power Development (Smith) Recording Engineering Heritage (Daw) Not only the Hardware (Doubleday) Heritage Talking (Longworth) Ballarat Railway Station & Yards (Martin) Callington Mill (Murphy) Sydney Water Board (Longworth) Tas Royal Engineers Building (Spratt) Pt Waratah BHP Works (Collins) Historic Bridges NZ (Thornton) Heritage Buildings on Reactive Clays (Jordan) Demolition of Union Hill Quartz Roasting Mills (Supple) Aspects of Victorian Torpedo Warfare (Cahill) Mt Morgan - a new beginning (Boyle)
These scanned versions of the 1992 Conference Papers have also resulted from a collaborative effort with John Metcalf.
Transactions
of the Institution of Engineers (Aust) - 1934 - Marking 100 Years of
Engineering in
Public Services Metro Roads & Bridges Country Roads & Bridges Railways Tramways Ports Air Transport Melb Water Supply Melb Drains & Sewers Rural Water Supply Irrigation Water Gas Electricity Communications Industrial Development Mining Engineering
100
Years of Engineering in Victoria
The following files are the first
instalment in a series that will ultimately cover the Development of the
Melbourne Metropolitan Electricity Distribution System between the years 1900
to 1950. They are from a recent
opportunistic find in an archival draw associated with the former State
Electricity Commission of Victoria. The
“original” documents have been well kept but are hard to read and difficult to
scan. The first two files cover the
Story of the Richmond Power Station and the Distribution Network development up
to 1905. Others will be added ASAP.
The Story of Richmond Power Station (SECV) Development
of the Melbourne Metro Electricity Distribution System – Introduction (SECV)
Other
miscellaneous material ….
John Monash Presidential Address to
Victorian Institute of Engineers (1913)
The Kernot Medal
The Kernot Medallists
Professionalism (Lloyd -
1973) Victorian Building Stones
(Mines Dept 1949) Laurence Wackett
Fishermen's Bend
Peter Brock & his Austin
Plan Printing National Engineering
Heritage Conference (Nov 2007)
Links : John Monash Engineering (Holgate Website) More Engineering Heritage information (McInnes Website) Melb Uni Kernot Medal Site
Just for Fun
The 2 Stoke Engine The Dam Builders How did It get There? In the beginning...
Don Bartlett
Chairman
Engineering Heritage
Comments or contributions are welcome. Please contact : heritage@consuleng.com.au or ehv@engineersaustralia.org.au
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