OBITUARY
COLONEL PERCY OWEN (United Press Association—By Electric s Telegraph—Copyright) v? SIDNEY, 16th June. | The death has occurred of Colonel'' Percy Owen, who was the First Director of Works at Canberra. As Director-General of Works at Canberra and later as chief engineer. Colonel Owen supervised much of the construction at the Federal capital. He retired from-the latter position in 1028. Colonel Owen was born at Wollongong in 1864. From. 1896 to 1900 he was staff officer for engineer services in New South Wales, and he served in the South African War. After being Assistant Adjutant-General for Engineers on the headquarters staff of the Commonwealth military forces from 1901 to 1904, he was appointed Inspector and Director-General of Works to the Commonwealth, a position he held until he took up the Canberra post in 1922.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 17 June 1936, Page 7
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134OBITUARY Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 17 June 1936, Page 7
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