Henry Charles Stanley (1840–1921) was the chief engineer of the railways in

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, Australia.

Early life

Henry Charles Stanley was born in

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, Scotland, in 1840, the son of Montague Talbot Stanley and his wife Mary née Eyre. His brother

Francis Drummond Greville Stanley Francis Drummond Greville Stanley (1839—1897) was an architect in Queensland, Australia. He was the Queensland Colonial Architect. Many of his designs are now heritage-listed buildings. Early life Stanley was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on ...

was a

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. Stanley studied for 2 years at

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before being articled to Messrs B. and E. Blyth, civil engineers who acted as consultants to the Scottish railways. In 1863 Stanley emigrated to Queensland.

Engineering career

On arrival in Queensland, Stanley was employed by the railway department of the

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. In 1872, he was put in charge of engineering for the southern and western railways. In 1886, the central railways also became his responsibility. In 1891, he was formally appointed the Chief Engineer for the entire Queensland network. He also spent a year as engineer for the railways in

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, New Zealand. His major designs included: * circa 1883:

Dickabram Bridge Dickabram Bridge is a heritage-listed road-and-rail bridge over the Mary River between Miva and Theebine, both in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It was the major bridge on the Kingaroy railway line. It was designed by Henry Ch ...

over the Mary River at Miva * circa 1883: Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge at Clarendon * 1885:

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near

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* 1893: the second Albert Railway Bridge over the

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. This was a replacement for the first, which had just been destroyed in the

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) * circa 1895:

Burdekin River Rail Bridge Burdekin River Rail Bridge is a heritage-listed former railway bridge on the Great Northern railway over the Burdekin River at Dotswood, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from ...

in Macrossan near

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* 1898: the

Alexandra Railway Bridge Alexandra Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge adjacent to North Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from 1898 to 1899 by Geor ...

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Later life

Stanley died at his residence in the

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district of Brisbane, on 23 February 1921.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, Henry Charles Australian engineers 1840 births Engineers from Edinburgh 1921 deaths British emigrants to Australia