Local Government Engineers' Association
UNSW Press (Verlag)
978-1-74223-653-7 (ISBN)
Few can claim to affect the lives of every person in every community, but that is the legacy of local government engineers. Many saw service in both world wars and later used the diverse skills acquired in war in their peacetime council work. Always fascinated by new technology, local government engineers have devised improved methods of road and bridge construction, and taken on vital tasks such as providing reticulated water to rural communities. As well as facing the challenge of ‘droughts and flooding rains’, they have designed swimming pools and airports and been involved in town planning.
This book celebrates the first 100 years of the Local Government Engineers’ Association of NSW, a steadfast advocate for both its members and the broader community.
The first complete history of the LGEA, the largest and oldestcollective voice of local government engineers in NSW
Pauline Curby is an award-winning author
Illustrated throughout, with historical images from local historyorganisations and NSW State Archives showing the progress inengineering and the modernisation of NSW
Pauline Curby is a professional historian who has undertaken consultancies in oral history, environmental history and heritage, as well as writing commissioned histories. Her publications include Seven Miles from Sydney, winner of the NSW Premier’s Award (Regional and Community History), 2010. Pauline was the recipient of the NSW History Fellowship, 2011. She is a member of the Professional Historians Association (NSW and ACT) and a councillor of the Royal Australian Historical Society.
Foreword
Introduction
1901-1918 Nation-builders
1919-1929 Coming into their own
1930-1938 The silent service
1939-1950s War and its aftermath
1950s-1965 A comprehensive job
1966-1989 A professional man – and woman
1990-2004 A high degree of autonomy
2005-2018 ’Custodian’ of community infrastructure
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.12.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Sydney |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 195 x 240 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-74223-653-7 / 1742236537 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-74223-653-7 / 9781742236537 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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