Nicol, Thomas Bruce
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World War I
Family name
Nicol
Given name(s)
Thomas Bruce
Initials
T.B.
Honorific
His Honour Judge
Gender
Male
Early education
Tertiary education
Combined start dates
1914
Military service
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Nicol T.B. : Engineering Draughtsman 1921 - Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage & Drainage Department @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Nicol T.B. : Lecturer part time 1928 - 1949 University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Nicol T.B. : Design Engineer 1928 - Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage & Drainage Department @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Nicol T.B. : Assistant Engineer (Water Supply) 1934 - Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage & Drainage Department @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Nicol T.B. : Chief Investigating Engineer - Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage & Drainage Department @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Nicol T.B. : Deputy Engineer in Chief 1937 - 1949 Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage & Drainage Department @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
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Nicol T.B. : Military and health.Enlisted 19 Oct 1915Nicol T.B. : Specific terms.Travelled to USA studying treatment of water 1941Nicol T.B. : Specific terms.Appointed C.B.E. 1960Nicol T.B. : Specific terms.Member of Ku-ring-gai Chase Trust 1961 - @ Ku-ring-gai [ NSW Australia ]Nicol T.B. : Specific terms.Awarded Peter Nicol Russell medal 1965
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B.E., A M.I.E.Aust. : Corporal, 1st Field Coy., Engineers, A.I.F., France. Enlisting igth October, 1915, and sailing n th December, joined coy. in France (via Egypt), 13th April, 1916, being wounded at Menin Road, 18th September, 1917, and evacuated to hospital in England. Rejoining coy. 1st July, 1918, served until demobilisation. Early education at Sydney High School.
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In 1949 he served as a commissioner investigating the sewerage system in Auckland, New Zealand, and was appointed engineer-in-chief of the board. He joined a panel of experts that year to review the Chichester and Grahamstown dams of the Newcastle water supply. In 1957 he toured the USA, Europe and Britain, especially to finalise the floodgates for Warragamba Dam. The dam, his direct responsibility, was opened in 1960. From ADB entry
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