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1871 Joined the [[North British Railway]] under [[Thomas Wheatley]] | 1871 Joined the [[North British Railway]] under [[Thomas Wheatley]] | ||
1874 December. Joined the [[Air Brake Co]] under [[George Symonds]] | 1874 December. Joined the [[Westinghouse Air Brake Co]] under [[George Symonds]] | ||
Spent a short time in the US | Spent a short time in the US | ||
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Allison Dalrymple Smith (1854-1915)
1869-71 Studied under Lieut. John Mackie in Edinburgh
1871 Joined the North British Railway under Thomas Wheatley
1874 December. Joined the Westinghouse Air Brake Co under George Symonds
Spent a short time in the US
1875 June. Appointed draughtsman in Constructed Railway office in Wellington, N.Z.
1877 April. Promoted to Locomotive Superintendent of Canterbury Railways
1879 Locomotive Superintendent of Canterbury Railways
1885 Leaves Otago Railways with bad feeling. 'His conduct toward them (the employees) was most cruel, inconsiderate, and unjust'[1] At his appointment with the VR he is stated to be the Locomotive Superintendent of New Zealand and received his training on a large English railway..[2]
1888 Problems with the drivers on the Victorian Railways and A. D. Smith.[3]
1890-93 CME of Victorian Railways
1911 Lodging at 27 Lexham Gardens, Kensington: Allison Dalrymple Smith (age 56 born Jamaica), Consulting Engineer. With his wife Christiana Mary Smith (age 37 born Tasmania) and their daughter Jessea Augusta Smith (age 11 born Western Australia). They have been married 13 years.[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Oamaru Mail, Volume IX, Issue 2906, 19 May 1885, Page 3
- ↑ The Argus. Melbourne. 22 July 1885
- ↑ Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7039, 17 April 1888, Page 5
- ↑ 1911 Census