Edgar Gowar Ritchie (15 July 1871–23 July 1956) was a

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who worked for the

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for the majority of his career. He was the engineer of water supply from 1908 until his retirement in 1936. In this role he was responsible for the construction of the Maroondah, O'Shannassy and

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reservoirs and their associated aqueducts. In 1943, Ritchie was awarded the

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from the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ritchie, Edgar 1871 births 1956 deaths Engineers from Melbourne Australian civil engineers People from Kew, Victoria