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 162,357 pages of information and 244,505 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.

T. J. Bourne

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T. J. Bourne (1864- )

1922 C.B.E., M.Inst.C.E., Engineer-in-Chief, Pu-Sin Railway, China, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, London and Shanghai. T. N.: 6634 Avenue, London. b. 1864. s. of Rev. S. W. Bourne, B.A.; m. Edith Mary Bridges. Ed. St. Edward's School, Canterbury. Professional Career: Whitworth Exhibition; at Steel's, Greenock; Hick Hargreaves, Bolton; at sea 6 months; "Vulcan" Works, Stettin; Formosan Government Railways, Assistant Engineer; Peking-Moukden Railway, Resident Engineer; Tientsin-Pukow Railway, District Engineer; Pekin Syndicate Railway, Charge of Construction; Pu-Sin Railway, Engineer-in-Chief. Chief Works: Construction of above Railways and of Huai River Bridge. Publications: Articles to " Engineering," etc. Member of Royal. Societies Club. War Services.—Munitions. In charge for War Office of recruitment of Chinese Labour Corps. (92,000 men).

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