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#18809 - Contender for second place

Resource ID
Location
18809
Journals
Title/subtitle
Contender for second place
Author/Creator
Benson, Alan F
Format
Journal article
Identifier
Institution of Engineers Australia; Griffin, Walter B.; Scrivener, Charles
Publisher
Canberra & District Historical Society
Physical description
6p., illus., end notes
Summary
Discusses the role of Henry Caswell, senior engineer and surveyor, Water and Sewerage Branch, NSW Public Works Department. In 1909 Caswell prepared a report on the drainage of two alternate sites for the capital at Canberra. He entered the 1911 Federal capital design competition in partnership with Charles Coulter and W. Scott-Griffiths. The article discusses the merits and shortcomings of the Caswell plan versus the winning design of Walter Griffin.
Notes
The author is descended from the Caswell family. Caswell Drive is named after Henry Caswell.