John C Climie
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John C Climie was a Scottish-born engineer who worked in Australia and New Zealand. He may have been working in Melbourne as early as 1856, when Austin, Climie & Co called for tenders for erecting a dwelling house for A. Grant at 193 Lonsdale St East, while he was resident in Caulfield
near Melbourne by 1859.
He described himself as 'a surveyor who engaged in architectural work on occasion', and a 'Civil and Mining Engineer'. He designed and supervised construction of the Darebin Creek Bridge
on the Heidelberg Road in 1863-4 and prepared the design for the 1869 stone arch bridge over Deep Creek Bulla
, having won the £25 competition prize. The Inspector General of Roads and Bridges had recommended Climie's alternative design for an iron girder bridge on stone piers. At the time he won the Bulla competition he was working as part of 'Robertson and Climie, Architects and Civil Engineers', at 13 Bourke Street West. In 1870 he had a Mr Snowball as partner, and was also the Melbourne Agent for Fairlie Locomotives.
He moved to Tasmania
to take the position as Engineer for Launceston to Hobart Railway
, as well as the Emu Bay Railway in 1878. while other Tasmanian projects included the Emu Bay railway, the Table Cape lighthouse and the survey for the tramway from Strahan, Macquarie Harbour, to the Tin Mines at Mount Heemskirk. He also advertised for tenders for construction of several buildings, including a parsonage in Tasmania, and in 1870 (soon after the completion of the Bulla bridge), for a hotel and store at Sunbury for William Winter.
Climie moved to New Zealand
, where he was received with some suspicion, perhaps because he took a high level position as City Engineer for the town of Wellington from a local candidate. His brother Daniel, was also an engineer in New Zealand, (Mount Climie, New Zealand was surveyed and named by one of them) while his son Mr J. L. Climie, married Alice Price, eldest daughter of Mr H. G. Price, of the Lands and Surrey Department, Napier. A continuing link may be preserved in the current engineering firm of Climie & Co. in New Zealand.
Caulfield
-Places:*Caulfield, Victoria, suburb in Melbourne, Australia*Electoral district of Caulfield, a state electoral district in Victoria, Australia*Caulfield, Missouri, a community in Missouri*Castlecaulfield, a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland...
near Melbourne by 1859.
He described himself as 'a surveyor who engaged in architectural work on occasion', and a 'Civil and Mining Engineer'. He designed and supervised construction of the Darebin Creek Bridge
Darebin Creek Bridge
Darebin Creek Bridge is a bluestone masonry arch & concrete road bridge on Heidelberg road Alphington over Darebin Creek. It was built for Heidelberg Road Trust to a design of John C Climie CE and constructed by contractor O. H. Willison in 1864, to replace an earlier 1852 timber bridge which had...
on the Heidelberg Road in 1863-4 and prepared the design for the 1869 stone arch bridge over Deep Creek Bulla
Bulla Bridge
Bulla Bridge is a four span bluestone arched bridge over Deep Creek in the town of Bulla, north east of Melbourne. It was constructed in 1869 by McBurnie and Ramsden, for the Shire of Bulla to a design of Scottish-born engineer John C Climie and replaced a timber bridge built in about 1859. The...
, having won the £25 competition prize. The Inspector General of Roads and Bridges had recommended Climie's alternative design for an iron girder bridge on stone piers. At the time he won the Bulla competition he was working as part of 'Robertson and Climie, Architects and Civil Engineers', at 13 Bourke Street West. In 1870 he had a Mr Snowball as partner, and was also the Melbourne Agent for Fairlie Locomotives.
He moved to Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
to take the position as Engineer for Launceston to Hobart Railway
Tasmanian Main Line Company
The Tasmanian Main Line Company was a private railway that opened a narrow gauge line from Hobart to Evandale, near Launceston, where it connected with the Launceston and Western Railway.- Initial proposals :...
, as well as the Emu Bay Railway in 1878. while other Tasmanian projects included the Emu Bay railway, the Table Cape lighthouse and the survey for the tramway from Strahan, Macquarie Harbour, to the Tin Mines at Mount Heemskirk. He also advertised for tenders for construction of several buildings, including a parsonage in Tasmania, and in 1870 (soon after the completion of the Bulla bridge), for a hotel and store at Sunbury for William Winter.
Climie moved to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, where he was received with some suspicion, perhaps because he took a high level position as City Engineer for the town of Wellington from a local candidate. His brother Daniel, was also an engineer in New Zealand, (Mount Climie, New Zealand was surveyed and named by one of them) while his son Mr J. L. Climie, married Alice Price, eldest daughter of Mr H. G. Price, of the Lands and Surrey Department, Napier. A continuing link may be preserved in the current engineering firm of Climie & Co. in New Zealand.