Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

John Austin

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John Austin (c1885-1955), chief superintendent engineer of the Cunard Steam Ship Co


1955 Obituary [1]

It is with regret that we record the death of Mr. John Austin which occurred on Friday of last week.

Mr. Austin, who was 70 years of age, retired in 1949 from the position of chief superintendent engineer of the Cunard Steam Ship Co., Ltd., after 37 years' continuous service.

He became chief superintendent engineer of the Cunard Company in 1919, and of Cunard White Star, Ltd ., in 1934, and during his tenure of office was responsible for the machinery installations of many of the company's ships, including the "Queen Mary" and "Queen Elizabeth."


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