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Activities Held Previously

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14 - 16 Feb 2000
  Engineering Heritage Conference  
2nd Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage
10th National Engineering Heritage Conference, Auckland NZ
theme
Jointly organised by IEAust and IPENZ
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Sun 15 Mar - Wed 18 Mar 1998
  Engineering Heritage Conference  
9th National Engineering Heritage Conference, Ballarat VIC
Wealth of a Nation
Organised by Ballarat Group IEAust
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29 Sept - 2 Oct 1996
  Engineering Heritage Conference  
First International &
8th National Engineering Heritage Conference, Newcastle NSW
Shaping the Future
Organised by Newcastle Division IEAust
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Tues 17 Sept 1996
Case Studies in the Preservation of Historic Engineering Works
Dr. Emory Kemp
IEA Eminent Overseas Speaker
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Sat 7 Sept 1996   National Engineers Week  
Guided Engineering Heritage Bicycle Tour
- Victoria Dock to Dights Falls
Tour Leader: Ken McInnes MIEAust
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Thurs 5 Sept 1996   National Engineers Week  
Engineering Heritage Bicycle Ride:
Self-guide Tour Notes
Launch of Printed Brochure
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Mon 12 Aug 1996
CSIRAC - A Byte of History
Organised in conjunction with the Electrical Branch IEAust
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Mon 20 May 1996
Lighthouses of Australia
Organised in conjunction with the Electrical Branch IEAust
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Sun 21 April 1996
Heritage Week Activity
All Day Family Bicycle Tour:   Bridges of the Yarra River,
the Lower Merri Creek, the Inner Circle Railway and Moonee Ponds Creek.
Tour Leader: Ken McInnes MIEAust
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27, 28, 29 Oct 1995   Country Convention - Geelong
All Day Driving Tour:   Engineering Heritage of Geelong:
Tour Leader: Jim Ferguson FIEAust
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Thurs 21 Sep 1995       Engineering Heritage Celebration  
Unveiling Historic Engineering Marker
Bendigo Gasworks
Dr. Ian Mair, President IEAust
Organised by the Bendigo Group IEAust
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Wed 13 Sep 1995
All Day Driving Tour:   Engineering Heritage of Geelong:
Tour Leader: Jim Ferguson FIEAust
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Sun 10 Sep 1995   Professional Engineers Week Activity  
All Day Family Bicycle Tour:  
Engineering Heritage of Melbourne:
Bridges of the Yarra River, Lower Merri Creek,
Inner Circle Railway and Moonee Ponds Creek.
Tour Leader: Ken McInnes MIEAust
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Thurs 7 Sep 1995   Professional Engineers Week Activity  
Half Day Walking Tour:  
Engineering Heritage of Melbourne:
The Upper Port, Bridges of the Yarra
Tour Leader: Ken McInnes MIEAust
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Nov - Dec 1994
  Engineering Heritage Conference  
1st Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage
7th National Engineering Heritage Conference, Christchurch NZ
Old Ways in a New Land
Jointly organised by IEAust and IPENZ
Preprints of Papers are available on-line through 'informit.com.au'

Fri 21 Oct 1994
The Growth of Australian Building Technology
Emeritus Professor Jack Cowan, AO
Lunchtime meeting with Historic Buildings Council
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Thur 20 Oct 1994
History of Structural Concrete
and its adoption in Australia as a major Building Material
Emeritus Professor Jack Cowan, AO
Joint meeting with IEAust Structural Branch
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Tues 13 Sep 1994
The Wonderful Workings of a Traditional English Post Windmill:
Sprowston Windmill Norwich England
H.C. Harrison
Joint meeting with IEAust Mechanical Branch
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Sun 7 Aug 1994
The Tower of Pisa: A Delicate Balance
Professor Carlo Viggiani
University of Naples, Italy
Joint meeting with Australian Geomechanics Society
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Thur 4 Aug 1994
Saving The Tower of Pisa
Professor Carlo Viggiani
University of Naples, Italy
Joint meeting with Australian Geomechanics Society
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Mon 25 July 1994
Exhibiting Industrial Heritage
John McCutcheon
In conjunction with Museums Australia (Victoria)
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Wed 13 Apr 1994       Engineering Heritage Celebration  
Unveiling Historic Engineering Marker
Spotswood Pumping Station
Museum of Victoria
Engineering Heritage Committee
In conjunction with IEAust National Conference, Melbourne
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?? Feb 1993
Evening Cruise:
Engineering Heritage of the Port of Melbourne
Tour Leader: Ken McInnes MIEAust
Joint with IEAust Civil Engineering Branch
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5 - 7 Oct 1992
  Engineering Heritage Conference  
6th National Engineering Heritage Conference, Hobart TAS
Conserving and Recording Engineering Heritage
Organised by Hobart Division IEAust
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Thurs 1 Oct 1992
Theory and Practice in the
History of Technology
Prof. Angus Buchanan
Director of the Centre for the History of Technology, Science and Society
University of Bath, UK
Seminar organised by University of Melbourne
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Wed 30 Sept 1992
Engineering and Industrial History
an International Perspective
Prof. Angus Buchanan
Director of the Centre for the History of Technology, Science and Society
University of Bath, UK
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Thurs 17 Oct 1991
Railway Heritage Seminar
Leslie Sloane, Railway Heritage Trust
Organised by the Historic Buildings Council, Victoria
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2 - 5 Dec 1990
  Engineering Heritage Conference  
5th National Engineering Heritage Conference, Perth WA
theme
Organised by the Western Australian Division IEAust
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Wed 28 Nov 1990
Squire Whipple and the Evolution of
Rational Truss Bridge Design in the 19th Century
Dr.Francis E. Griggs Jr.,
Professor of Civil Engineering
Dean of Merrimack College in Massachusetts
Joint meeting with IEAust Structural Branch
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Mon 26 Nov 1990
The English and American engineers of the 19th Century
who founded the profession of Civil Engineering
Dr.Francis E. Griggs Jr.,
Professor of Civil Engineering
Dean of Merrimack College in Massachusetts
Joint meeting with IEAust Civil Engineering Branch
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Tues 24 Apr 1990
Victoria's Industrial Heritage
Heritage Week Oration
Prof Boris Schedvin
Organised by National Trust Victoria
Part of Heritage Week 1990
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Weekend 21-22 Apr 1990
The Past At Work
Industrial History Conference
Organised by National Trust Victoria
Part of Heritage Week 1990
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Sun 25 Feb 1990
Mini-bus Tour: Engineering Structures of Geelong
Tour Leader: Jim Ferguson FIEAust
In conjunction with the Council for the Historic Environment
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9 - 12 Aug 1989   Re-scheduled to 1993
  Engineering Heritage Conference  
First International Conference on the History of Civil Engineering
American Society of Civil Engineers, Maryland USA
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Tues 11 July 1989
Seminar on Historic Buildings     3.30pm - 8.30pm
Ken McInnes MIEAust
  IEAust Heritage Programmes
Margaret Doring
  Conservation Plan Concepts and Philosophy
Trevor Huggard
  Restoration of Princess Theatre - Melboure
Carl Doring
  Preservation of Industrial Buildings including case studies from UK
Colin Crisp
  Economic Recycling and Conservation of Stuctures
Russell Nesbitt
  Redevelopment of T & G Building Melbourne
Joint with IEAust Structural Branch
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Thurs 9 Mar 1989
The Value of Engineering Heritage
Ken McInnes MIEAust
Chairman, Engineering Heritage Committee
Organised by IEAust Gippsland Group
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5 - 8 Dec 1988
  Engineering Heritage Conference  
4th National Engineering Heritage Conference, Sydney NSW
theme
Organised by Sydney Division IEAust
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Mon 21 Nov 1988
A Future for the Past: Conserving the Engineering Heritage
Dr. Neil Cossons, OBE MA FSA FMA
Director of the Science Museum London
Joint Colleges Board Eminent Speakers Program
with the Support of the British Council
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Mon 21 Nov 1988
Museums of Science and Industry - Prospects and Policies
Dr. Neil Cossons, OBE MA FSA FMA
Director of the Science Museum London
Museum of Victoria,
at Old Spotswood Pumping Station
site of new Science and Technology Museum
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Wed 12 October 1988
The Roof that was a Bridge - Concrete Woolstore, Geelong
Dr Miles Lewis
Senior Lecturer in Architecture, University of Melbourne
Barry Crisp
Consulting Structural Engineer
Organised by IEAust Structural Branch
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Mon 16 May 1988
The North of England Open-Air Museum, Beamish, Durham
Frank Atkinson, OBE
Former and founding Director of the Beamish Open-Air Museum
In conjunction with Museums Association of Australia
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5 - 8 Dec 1987
  Engineering Heritage Conference  
3rd National Engineering Heritage Conference, Adelaide SA
theme
Organised by South Australia Division IEAust
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Oct 1987
Engineering Heritage: Tours and Presentations
IEA Vic Country Convention
Venue: Bendigo
In conjunction with IEAust Bendigo Group
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Mon 21 Jul 1986
The Considere System in Australia
Dr Miles Lewis
Senior Lecturer, Architecture and Building, University of Melbourne
In conjunction with IEAust Structural Branch
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Tues 30 Jul 1985
Australian Patent Information
Visit to Australian Patent Information Sub-Office Melbourne
Ivan Lakatosh
In conjunction with IEAust Engineering Education Branch
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Mon 29 Jul 1985
Australian Patent Information
Visit to Australian Patent Information Sub-Office Melbourne
Ivan Lakatosh
In conjunction with IEAust Engineering Education Branch
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Tues 21 May 1985
Yarra River Tour - Lower Yarra River Cruise
Steam Tug "Wattle"
Engineering Heritage Committee
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Tues 21 May 1985
Yarra River Tour - Port of Melbourne Cruise
PMA Launch
Engineering Heritage Committee
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Mon 20 May 1985
Visit to Melbourne Maritime Museum
"Polly Woodside"
National Trust of Austtralia (Victoria)
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Mon 20 May - Wed 22 May 1985
  Engineering Heritage Conference  
2nd National Engineering Heritage Conference, Melbourne VIC
The Value of Engineering Heritage
Engineering Heritage Committee
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Thurs 18 Apr 1985
Australian Engineering By Australians
Jim Ferguson FIEAust
Dr. Murray Gillin FIEAust
Organised by IEAust Mechanical Branch
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Mon 15 Apr 1985
1934 - 1985: A Review of Engineering Developments in Victoria
"They said it couldn't be done - but we did it"
Engineering Heritage Panel
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Mon 25 Feb 1985
Visit to Gellibrand Hill Park
Melbourne home of the Chaffey's
Engineering Heritage Committee
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Thur 29 Nov 1984
Steam Railway Engineering Visit
Spotswood Railway Depot
Mechanical Branch Committee
Organised by IEAust Mechanical Branch
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Tues 13 Nov 1984
Development in Australian Bridge Construction
An Illustrated Historical Review
Prof. Colin O'Connor
Civil Engineering, University of Queensland
Joint meeting with IEAust Structural Branch
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Sun 7 Oct 1984   Professional Engineers Week Activity  
Melbourne Yarra Bridges - Boat Tour
Engineering Heritage Committee
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Mon 24 Sep 1984
Engineering Heritage of the Latrobe Valley
Hans Faubel
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Mon 25 June 1984
The History of Australian Roads
Dr. Max Lay,
Executive Director ARRB
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Mon 30 Apr 1984
Methodology of Historical Research
Prof. Weston Bate
Deakin University
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Mon 27 Feb 1984
Visit to MMBW Pumping Station Spotswood
Engineering Heritage Committee
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Mon 28 Nov 1983
The water turbine at the Barwon paper mill, Fyansford
Dr. Peter Milner,
University of Melbourne
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Mon 26 Sep 1983
Early Car Makers in Australia to 1910
Dr. Geraldine Lazarus,
Chisholm Institute of Technology
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Mon 25 July 1983
Nineteenth Century Building Technology in Victoria
Dr Miles Lewis,
Architectural Historian,
Senior Lecturer in Architecture, University of Melbourne
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Mon 30 May 1983
Rails in the Bush
Norman Houghton,
Archivist, Geelong Historical Records Centre
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9 - 12 May 1982
  Engineering Heritage Conference  
1st National Engineering Heritage Conference, Brisbane QLD
The Protection of the Engineering Heritage
Organised by Queensland Division IEAust
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Mon 28 Mar 1983
Stone Masonry Traditions in Victoria
Allan Willingham,
Research Fellow in Architectural History, University of Melbourne
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Wed 24 Nov 1982
The History of the Great Ocean Road
Peter Alsop MIEAust
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Thurs 11 Feb 1982
Inspection of Alfred Graving Dock, Williamstown
By Steam Tug "Wattle" from North Wharf
Tour Leader: Ken McInnes MIEAust
Joint meeting with IEAust Civil Branch
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Tues 13 Oct 1981
Engineering Heritage - Where to Now?
Ken McInnes MIEAust
Chairman, Engineering Heritage Sub-Committee
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Thur 28 May 1981
The Works of I.K. Brunel
Dr. R.A. Buchanan
Director, Centre for the History of Technology,
Science and Society
University of Bath, UK
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Tue 12 May 1981
Meeting ?
Scheduled in IEA Vic 1981 programme
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Sun 22 Mar 1981
National Panel on Engineering Heritage
IEA National Conference
Venue: Canberra
Scheduled in IEA Vic 1981 programme
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Fri 20 Mar 1981
The Progress of Industrial Archaeology
Dr. R.A. Buchanan
Director, Centre for the History of Technology,
Science and Society
University of Bath, UK
Organised by the University of Melbourne
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Tues 17 Mar 1981
Physical Evidence in the History of Technology
Dr. R.A. Buchanan
Director, Centre for the History of Technology,
Science and Society
University of Bath, UK
Organised by the University of Melbourne
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Sun 22 Feb 1981
Excursion ?
Scheduled in IEA Vic 1981 programme
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17 Apr 1980
National Panel on Engineering Heritage
IEA National Conference
Venue: Adelaide
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Oct 1979
Glen Valley
Dr. Peter Milner,
University of Melbourne
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?? 1979
National Panel on Engineering Heritage
IEA National Conference
Venue: Melbourne
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