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Evolving Auckland : the city's engineering heritage / edited by John La Roche.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Christchurch, N.Z. : Wily Publications, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Description: 335 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781927167038
  • 1927167035
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 624.1099324 23
Contents:
1. People and engineering -- 2. Water and waste water -- 3. Harbour development -- 4. Roads and motorways -- 5. Ferries and trams -- 6. Railways -- 7. Bridges -- 8. Telecommunications -- 9. Aviation -- 10. Military protection -- 11. Energy supplies -- 12. Industrial development -- 13. Buildings -- --
1. People and engineering -- 1.1. Introduction / Judy McDonald -- 1.2. From 1840 to the present - an overview / Brian Bartley -- 1.3. Development of professional engineering education and engineering institutions in New Zealand / John La Roche -- -- 2. Water and waste water -- 2.1. Auckland's water supply / John La Roche -- 2.2. Auckland's wastewater / John Fitzmaurice -- 2.3. North Shore sewerage / John Fitzmaurice -- -- 3. Harbour development -- 3.1. Development of Auckland Ports / Les Jones -- -- 4. Roads and motorways -- 4.1. Roads / Bryan Bartley -- 4.2. Auckland motorways / Mike Lancaster and John La Roche -- -- 5. Ferries and trams -- 5.1. Auckland ferries / John Duder -- 5.2. Auckland trams / Colin Zeff -- -- 6. Railways -- 6.1. A brief history of Auckland's railways / Rhys Thomas -- -- 7. Bridges -- 7.1. Auckland Harbour Bridge / Mike Lancaster -- 7.2. Grafton Bridge / Bryan Bartley -- 7.3. Mangere Bridge / Mike Lancaster and John La Roche -- 7.4. Newmarket Viaduct / Mike Lancaster and John La Roche -- 7.5. Tamiki River Bridge, Panmure / John La Roche -- -- 8. Telecommunications -- 8.1. Telecommunications in Auckland / Neil Mander and John La Roche -- 8.2. Musik Point Radio Station / Rhys Tomas -- 8.3. Warkworth Satellite Earth Station / Neil Mander -- 8.4. COMPAC submarine telephone cable system / Neil Mander -- -- 9. Aviation -- 9.1. Walsh Brother's Flying School / Colin Zieff -- 9.2. Mangere - Auckland International Airport / Mike Lancaster -- -- 10. Military protection -- 10.1. Albert Barracks wall / Rhys Thomas -- 10.2. Albert Park air raid shelters / Rhys Thomas, Bryan Bartley and Elizabeth Aitken Rose. -- 10.3. North Head: engineering Auckland's victorian defences / David Veart -- 10.4. Stony Batter: Auckland's last fortress / David Veart -- 10.5. Mt Eden shot tower / Bryan Bartley -- -- 11. Energy supplies -- 11.1. The Auckland Gas Company / David Veart -- 11.2. Auckland City Destructor / Bryan Bartley and Elizabeth Aitken Rose -- 11.3. A brief history of electricity in Auckland / Bryan Leyland -- -- 12. Industrial development -- 12.1. Steel from ironsand / Sir John Ingram -- 12.2. Slurry transportation ironsand concentrate - mine site to Glenbrook / Sir John Ingram -- 12.3. Chelsea Sugar Works / by Alec Aitken and John La Roche -- 12.4. Winstone's Lunn Avenue Quarry, Mt Wellington, Auckland / Bryan Bartley -- 12.5. Kawau mining / John Duder -- 12.6. The cement works of Northland / Andrew Marriott and John La Roche -- -- 13. Buildings -- 13.1. Heritage buildings / Bryan Bartley and Colin Nicholas -- 13.2. Auckland Townhall / Bryan Bartley, Elizabeth Aitken Rose and Mark Hedley -- 13.3. Auckland High Court / Elizabeth Aitken Rose -- 13.4. Civic Theatre / Elizabeth Aitken Rose and Mark Hedley -- 13.5. Auckland War Memorial Museum / Mark Hedley -- 13.6. Auckland Chief Post Office / Mark Hedley -- 13.7. Auckland City Art Gallery / Mark Hedley -- 13.8. Sky Tower / Dale Turkington.
Summary: It is easy to understand why Auckland has the largest population of any region in the country. It is blessed with two very sheltered harbours and probably the mildest climate in New Zealand. Auckland has become the commercial capital of New Zealand, but this hasn't happened without the innovation and initiatives provided by the engineering profession. Engineers have been charged with making things,building our infrastructure and keeping it going in the face of rapidly increasing population growth. The basics like water supply, drainage and power supplies are essential, as are the harbour facilities, telecommunications, roads, railways, bridges and airports. The development of these facilities since 1840, the difficulties, political controversies and heartbreaks are described in this book by engineers who have been responsible for building our many and varied facilities.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 624.1099324 EVO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Issued 19/10/2024 A557917B

"IPENZ Engineering Heritage Auckland Chapter."

"IPENZ Engineers New Zealand."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. People and engineering -- 2. Water and waste water -- 3. Harbour development -- 4. Roads and motorways -- 5. Ferries and trams -- 6. Railways -- 7. Bridges -- 8. Telecommunications -- 9. Aviation -- 10. Military protection -- 11. Energy supplies -- 12. Industrial development -- 13. Buildings -- --

1. People and engineering -- 1.1. Introduction / Judy McDonald -- 1.2. From 1840 to the present - an overview / Brian Bartley -- 1.3. Development of professional engineering education and engineering institutions in New Zealand / John La Roche -- -- 2. Water and waste water -- 2.1. Auckland's water supply / John La Roche -- 2.2. Auckland's wastewater / John Fitzmaurice -- 2.3. North Shore sewerage / John Fitzmaurice -- -- 3. Harbour development -- 3.1. Development of Auckland Ports / Les Jones -- -- 4. Roads and motorways -- 4.1. Roads / Bryan Bartley -- 4.2. Auckland motorways / Mike Lancaster and John La Roche -- -- 5. Ferries and trams -- 5.1. Auckland ferries / John Duder -- 5.2. Auckland trams / Colin Zeff -- -- 6. Railways -- 6.1. A brief history of Auckland's railways / Rhys Thomas -- -- 7. Bridges -- 7.1. Auckland Harbour Bridge / Mike Lancaster -- 7.2. Grafton Bridge / Bryan Bartley -- 7.3. Mangere Bridge / Mike Lancaster and John La Roche -- 7.4. Newmarket Viaduct / Mike Lancaster and John La Roche -- 7.5. Tamiki River Bridge, Panmure / John La Roche -- -- 8. Telecommunications -- 8.1. Telecommunications in Auckland / Neil Mander and John La Roche -- 8.2. Musik Point Radio Station / Rhys Tomas -- 8.3. Warkworth Satellite Earth Station / Neil Mander -- 8.4. COMPAC submarine telephone cable system / Neil Mander -- -- 9. Aviation -- 9.1. Walsh Brother's Flying School / Colin Zieff -- 9.2. Mangere - Auckland International Airport / Mike Lancaster -- -- 10. Military protection -- 10.1. Albert Barracks wall / Rhys Thomas -- 10.2. Albert Park air raid shelters / Rhys Thomas, Bryan Bartley and Elizabeth Aitken Rose. -- 10.3. North Head: engineering Auckland's victorian defences / David Veart -- 10.4. Stony Batter: Auckland's last fortress / David Veart -- 10.5. Mt Eden shot tower / Bryan Bartley -- -- 11. Energy supplies -- 11.1. The Auckland Gas Company / David Veart -- 11.2. Auckland City Destructor / Bryan Bartley and Elizabeth Aitken Rose -- 11.3. A brief history of electricity in Auckland / Bryan Leyland -- -- 12. Industrial development -- 12.1. Steel from ironsand / Sir John Ingram -- 12.2. Slurry transportation ironsand concentrate - mine site to Glenbrook / Sir John Ingram -- 12.3. Chelsea Sugar Works / by Alec Aitken and John La Roche -- 12.4. Winstone's Lunn Avenue Quarry, Mt Wellington, Auckland / Bryan Bartley -- 12.5. Kawau mining / John Duder -- 12.6. The cement works of Northland / Andrew Marriott and John La Roche -- -- 13. Buildings -- 13.1. Heritage buildings / Bryan Bartley and Colin Nicholas -- 13.2. Auckland Townhall / Bryan Bartley, Elizabeth Aitken Rose and Mark Hedley -- 13.3. Auckland High Court / Elizabeth Aitken Rose -- 13.4. Civic Theatre / Elizabeth Aitken Rose and Mark Hedley -- 13.5. Auckland War Memorial Museum / Mark Hedley -- 13.6. Auckland Chief Post Office / Mark Hedley -- 13.7. Auckland City Art Gallery / Mark Hedley -- 13.8. Sky Tower / Dale Turkington.

It is easy to understand why Auckland has the largest population of any region in the country. It is blessed with two very sheltered harbours and probably the mildest climate in New Zealand. Auckland has become the commercial capital of New Zealand, but this hasn't happened without the innovation and initiatives provided by the engineering profession. Engineers have been charged with making things,building our infrastructure and keeping it going in the face of rapidly increasing population growth. The basics like water supply, drainage and power supplies are essential, as are the harbour facilities, telecommunications, roads, railways, bridges and airports. The development of these facilities since 1840, the difficulties, political controversies and heartbreaks are described in this book by engineers who have been responsible for building our many and varied facilities.

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