| 词条 | William Pagan (railway engineer) |
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William Pagan (1849–1924) was a railway engineer in Queensland, Australia. He designed many railway bridges, some of which are now heritage-listed. Early lifeWilliam Pagan was born in Holestane, Dumfriesshire, Scotland on 27 July 1849, the son of Allan Cunningham Pagan and his wife Jane (née Shaw).[1][2] Railway careerOn 21 January 1882, Pagan was appointed as a District Engineer with the Queensland Railways Department. In 1889 he became the Principal Assistant to the Chief Engineer in Brisbane. He was appointed Chief Engineer in 1902 and then Deputy Commissioner in 1911. In 1915, he transferred to the Townsville division.[1] Later lifePagan retired in 1917 and moved to Southport, Queensland. There he served as an alderman on the Southport Town Council for 5 years.[3] He died on 9 September 1924 at Southport.[1] He was buried at Southport Cemetery on 11 September 1924.[2][3] Significant works
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Pagan, William (1850 - 1924)|url=https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/pagan-william.html|publisher=Australian National Botanic Gardens|accessdate=19 August 2016}} 2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135094331|title=William Pagan|last=|first=|date=|website=FindAGrave|publisher=|access-date=20 August 2016}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219451229|title=OBITUARY|date=10 September 1924|newspaper=Daily Mail|issue=7032|location=Brisbane|page=9|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=20 August 2016}} 4. ^{{cite QHR|15646|Swansons Rail Bridge|600871|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 5. ^{{cite QHR|14806|Deep Creek Railway Bridge, Chowey|600031|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 6. ^{{cite QHR|15294|Ideraway Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway)|600519|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 7. ^{{cite QHR|15295|Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway)|600520|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 8. ^{{cite QHR|15288|Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Lockyer)|600513|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 9. ^{{cite QHR|15290|Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Guinn Park)|600515|accessdate=1 August 2014}} External links{{Commons category-inline|William Pagan (railway engineer)}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Pagan, William (railway engineer)}} 3 : Railway engineers|1849 births|1924 deaths |
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