Julian R. Dridan
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Julian Randal Dridan (24 November 1901 – 2 October 1982) was an Australian engineer. He was Engineer-in-Chief of South Australia's Engineering and Water Supply Department from 1949 to 1966.
Life and career
[edit]Julian Randal Dridan was born 24 November 1901 in Payneham, South Australia.[1] He was educated at Adelaide Junior Technical School, the School of Mines and the University of Adelaide. He became South Australia's Deputy Engineer-in-Chief focussing on Engineering and Water Supply. In November 1949, on his 48th birthday, he succeeded the late Mr. H. T. Angwin as Engineer-in-Chief.[2]
He had previously reported on several proposed schemes to augment Broken Hill's water supply, including the Menindee-Stephens Creek pipeline. The scheme, with some modifications, was finally adopted following a favorable report by him.[2] From 1965 to 1966 he was both Director and Engineer-in-Chief of South Australia's Engineering and Water Supply Department.[3]
Dridan died 2 October 1982 in Mitcham, South Australia.[1]
Publications
[edit]- J. R. Dridan: Water conservation in South Australia. Published by K.M. Stevenson, Government Printer, Adelaide, 1946.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dridan, Julian Randal". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b "S.A. Chief Engineer's B.H. [Broken Hill] Link". Barrier Miner. 25 November 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ SA Water (1 January 1949). "Julian R. Dridan". Flickr. Retrieved 9 August 2024.