Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders

As part of its centenary celebrations in 2019, Engineers Australia published a book with support from Engineering Heritage Australia that tells the stories of 100 engineers that made a difference in Australia.

The book is available for download from the Engineers Australia website.

A list of the engineers included in this book is below:

Name	Tag	Section	Page #
Austin, Colin	Re-Shaping the Mould	Globalisation	p. 119
Baker, David	The Man of Steel	Manufacturing and Resource Development	p. 35
Bishop, Arthur	An Inventive Mind	Resourcefulness Through Isolation	p. 48
Boughton, Geoff	Against the Wind	A Coherent Profession	p. 57
Bradfield, Bill	The Air Apparent	Globalisation	p. 114
Bradfield, John	Bradfield's Bridge	Consolidating State Infrastructure	p. 20
Brady, Joseph	On the Waterfront	Breaking New Ground in the Colonies	p. 10
Breaking Old Ground	Our First Engineers	First Engineers	p. 2
Burley, Sir Victor	The Chocolate Soldier	Manufacturing and Resource Development	p. 38
Butters, Sir John	A Capital Idea	Federating a Nation	p. 62
Calder, William	Roads Well Travelled	Consolidating State Infrastructure	p. 18
Callinan, Sir Bernard	A Life of Service	Development Through Consulting and Contracting	p. 78
Chaffey, George	Bringing New Land to Life	Breaking New Ground in the Colonies	p. 12
Challis, Louis	Sound Ideas	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 88
Cheng, Marita	No Ordinary Gal	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 97
Clapp, Sir Harold	A Man of Vision	Consolidating State Infrastructure	p. 21
Clifford, Robert	The Fast Cat Track	Globalisation	p. 120
Clough, Harold	Shaping the Wild West	Development Through Consulting and Contracting	p. 81
Cockbain, Peter	A Spart of Interest	Manufacturing and Resource Development	p. 39
Cole, Martin	Where There's Smoke	Globalisation	p. 121
ColeBatch, Gordon	Transforming a State	A Coherent Profession	p. 56
Connell, John	The Convenor	Development Through Consulting and Contracting	p. 77
Dawes, William	A True Pioneer	First Engineers	p. 4
de Burgh, Ernest Macartney	Bridging the Gap	Breaking New Ground in the Colonies	p. 15
Delprat, Guillaume	A Life Well Lived	Manufacturing and Resource Development	p. 33
Dumas, Sir Russell	The Basis of Civilisation	Consolidating State Infrastructure	p. 24
East, Sir Ronald	Water in his Veins	Consolidating State Infrastructure	p. 26
Eddington, Sir Rod	A High Flying Leader	Endless Leadership Possibilities	p. 106
Every Engineer	Many Traits in Common	Globalisation	p. 126
Fagg, Kathryn	Passion to Lead	Endless Leadership Possibilities	p. 110
Fane, Anthony	The High Water Mark	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 89
Farrell, Peter	A Sleeping Giant	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 93
Ferguson, Mephan	A master in Iron and Steel	Manufacturing and Resource Development	p. 31
Fewtrell, Albert	The Major General	Consolidating State Infrastructure	p. 22
Finkel, Alan	The Science of Engineering Leadership	Endless Leadership Possibilities	p. 107
Fisk, Sir Ernest	A Giant Amongst Peers	Manufacturing and Resource Development	p. 37
Ford, Robert Gray	Before his Time	Resourcefulness Through Isolation	p. 44
Fraser, Keith	The Third Generation	Federating a Nation	p. 66
Grill, John	Thinking Big	Globalisation	p. 122
Hammer, Julie	A Career of Firsts	Federating a Nation	p. 73
Hargrave, Lawrence	Defying Gravity	Resourcefulness Through Isolation	p. 45
Harrison, Eric	Father of the RAAF	Federating a Nation	p. 63
Holland, Sir John	A Wide Footprint	Development Through Consulting and Contracting	p. 79
Holt, Sir James	A Pioneer of Flood Mitigation	Consolidating State Infrastructure	p. 25
Hudson, Sir William	The Father of the Snowy	Development Through Consulting and Contracting	p. 76
Jameson, Graeme	The Bubbles Evolution	Globalisation	p. 118
Julius, Sir George	The Each-Way Engineer	A Coherent Profession	p. 54
Kanga, Marlene	An Inquisitive Path	A Coherent Profession	p. 58
Kelleher, Graeme	A Valuable Footprint	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 87
Kemp, Sir John	An Eye to the North	Federating a Nation	p. 68
Kernot, William	An Early Pioneer	A Coherent Profession	p. 52
Knight, Sir Allan	A Life in Power	Consolidating State Infrastructure	p. 27
Lange, Ben	Family Ties	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 96
Lawson, Bill	A Beacon of Hope	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 92
Lennox, David	Breaking New Ground	First Engineers	p. 5
Lewis, Essington	The Worker	Federating a Nation	p. 65
Loder, Sir Louis	Thinking Big	Federating a Nation	p. 69
Madsen, Sir John	A Unique Mind	A Coherent Profession	p. 55
McDonald, Sir Warren	A Civil Banker	Endless Leadership Possibilities	p. 101
McKenzie, Florence	A Career of 'Firsts'	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 86
McLennan, Sir Ian	A Steely Conscience	Endless Leadership Possibilities	p. 102
Michael, Ken	The Road to Government House	Endless Leadership Possibilities	p. 105
Michell, Anthony	A Man of Brilliance	Resourcefulness Through Isolation	p. 46
Milevskiy, Errol	Strength of Character	A Coherent Profession	p. 59
Monash, Sir John	An Australian Giant	Consolidating State Infrastructure	p. 19
Murphy, Susan	A Leading Chief Executive	Endless Leadership Possibilities	p. 109
Neal, Sir Eric	A Life of Service	Endless Leadership Possibilities	p. 103
Nimmo, William	Ahead of his Time	Consolidating State Infrastructure	p. 23
Nutt, John	The Shell Game	Development Through Consulting and Contracting	p. 83
O'Connor, Charles Yelverton	Creating a Landline	Breaking New Ground in the Colonies	p. 13
O'Kane, Mary	Appetite for Knowledge	Endless Leadership Possibilities	p. 108
O'Keeffe, Brian	A Safe Approach	Globalisation	p. 117
O'Sullivan, John	The WI-FI Guy	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 91
Parbo, Sir Arvi	The Mining Magnate	Endless Leadership Possibilities	p. 104
Potter, Charles	A Mixed and Malted Career	Manufacturing and Resource Development	p. 34
Price, Doug	The Snowy Graduate	Globalisation	p. 116
Roberts, Caleb	A Keen Intellect	Federating a Nation	p. 67
Rowland, Sir James	In Command	Federating a Nation	p. 70
Russell, Sir Peter Nicol	A Proud Engineering Legacy	Manufacturing and Resource Development	p. 30
Sahajwalla, Veena	Caring for the Planet	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 95
Salteri, Carlo	Family Man, Engineer	Development Through Consulting and Contracting	p. 80
Sanderson, John	A Uniform Figure	Federating a Nation	p. 72
Selfie, Norman	A Prolific Performer	Resourcefulness Through Isolation	p. 43
Shepherd, Else	Entering a Man's World	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 90
Sinclair, Bruce	The Networker	Development Through Consulting and Contracting	p. 82
Stiocht, Robert	A Burning Desire	Manufacturing and Resource Development	p. 32
Swinburne, George	An Education Benefactor	Endless Leadership Possibilities	p. 100
Taylor, Elizabeth	The Voice, Not the Echo	The Changing Face of Engineering	p. 94
Taylor, Headlie	A Head for Production	Manufacturing and Resource Development	p. 36
Thomas, Andrew	Sky's not the Limit	Globalisation	p. 124
Thwaites, William	Cleaning up a City	Breaking New Ground in the Colonies	p. 14
Todd, Sir Charles	Crossing the Land	Breaking New Ground in the Colonies	p. 11
Traeger, Alf	All Praise Pedal Power	Resourcefulness Through Isolation	p. 47
Wackett, Sir Lawrence	Take to the Air	Federating a Nation	p. 64
Warman, Charles	Mining his Intellect	Globalisation	p. 115
Warren, William	Striving for Excellence	A Coherent Profession	p. 53
Whitton, John	Between the Lines	First Engineers	p. 6
Williams, Donald	By Rail or Sea	Federating a Nation	p. 71
Wilson, Robert	Transforming an Age	Globalisation	p. 123
Wolseley, Frederick	Cutting it Close	Resourcefulness Through Isolation	p. 42