Captain Charles, Engineer of Charity: The Remarkable Life of Charles Gordon O'Neill (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781741753783)

Vendor: Stephen Utick
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Format: Paperback
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Captain Charles, Engineer of Charity: The Remarkable Life of Charles Gordon O'Neill

$35.95

Captain Charles, Engineer of Charity: The Remarkable Life of Charles Gordon O'Neill

$35.95
Format: Paperback
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This is the true story of one of the most extraordinary Australasian colonial characters, "Captain" Charles Gordon O'Neill (1828-1900), a parliamentarian, inventor, engineer, and philanthropist. Born in Glasgow, O'Neill traveled to the colonies with a driving political ambition matched by entrepreneurial vision. A brilliant engineer, he helped shape cities and towns in Australia and New Zealand, creating town plans, bridges, railway routes, tramways, and water supply systems. He was also the founder of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Australia and oversaw the development of branches of the society and its charitable works. Despite all his technical skill, access to capital, and political connections, O'Neill died a pauper in the slums of Sydney's Rocks area.

Author: Stephen Utick
ISBN-10: 1741753783
ISBN-13: 9781741753783
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
By Stephen Utick
By Stephen Utick
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Stephen Utick has postgraduate degrees in philosophy, theology and science and society, and has worked on science and research policy in Commonwealth Government departments for 25 years. He has been a volunteer for the St. Vincent de Paul Society since the age of 20, and researched Charles O'Neill's life together with retired professional engineer Vince Dever, a Fellow of Institution of Engineers Australia, and also a member of St. Vincent de Paul Society for the past 16 years.

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