Transition
eBook - ePub

Transition

From Military to Civilian Engineer

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eBook - ePub

Transition

From Military to Civilian Engineer

About this book

This book traces the journey of a young man who has had the good fortune to achieve his two boyhood dreams – to be a soldier, and to build bridges.Dan spent 20 years as a soldier, made up of 14 years in the Regular Army and then 6 years in the Reserve, completing service as a Lieutenant Colonel. Dan experienced 12 months active service in the Vietnam War as a troop commander, followed by two years in Papua New Guinea building a road to Kokoda.He achieved his second aim of bridge building by being involved in the construction of two major bridges across the Brisbane River – the Merivale Rail Bridge and the Gateway Bridge. Between those two, Dan commenced his own business as a contractor building bridges, but the enterprise was not financially successful.The book concludes with details of varying experiences as a professional engineer, culminating in the successful completion of a road in Samoa, by solving technical and managerial problems, and surviving the horrendous Cyclone Val in December 1971.

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Information

Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781035876532
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. About the Author
  3. Dedication
  4. Copyright Information ©
  5. Foreword
  6. Chapter 1 South Australian Institute of Technology
  7. Chapter 2 South Vietnam
  8. Chapter 3 7 Field Squadron RAE
  9. Chapter 4 The District Engineers’ Office RAE
  10. Chapter 5 The Royal Military College of Science
  11. Chapter 6 Army Headquarters, Melbourne
  12. Chapter 7 Tasmania
  13. Chapter 8 21 Construction Squadron RAE
  14. Chapter 9 Cameron McNamara and Partners Pty Ltd
  15. Chapter 10 Bridge Contractor
  16. Chapter 11 Jabiru
  17. Chapter 12 Gateway Bridge
  18. Chapter 13 1983–85
  19. Chapter 14 Christiani and Nielsen
  20. Chapter 15 1987–91
  21. Chapter 16 Samoa
  22. Chapter 17 Fletcher Constructions
  23. Chapter 18 Malaysia
  24. Chapter 19 1994–95