John Job Crew Bradfield (December 26, 1867 - September 23, 1943) was an engineer who designed the Sydney Harbour Bridge and had a grand vision for Sydney's railway system that has only been partly fulfilled. Other accomplishments include the design of the Story Bridge, Brisbane. He also designed the Cataract and Burrinjuck Dams. December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... The Sydney Harbour Bridge, is the main crossing of Sydney Harbour carrying vehicular, rail, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Official logo of the CityRail network The waiting area at  Central Railway Station, the main station on the CityRail network Old-style manual train indicator boards commonly used in many CityRail stations CityRail is the name of the extensive system of urban, suburban and intercity passenger railways based in metropolitan... Storey Bridge by night The Storey Bridge is the second crossing of the Brisbane River. ...

Bradfield was born in Sandgate, Queensland, the youngest son of John Edward Bradfield and Maria Crew. He received his early education in Ipswich, Queensland, attending Ipswich North State School and Ipswich Grammar School before completing a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1889 at the University of Sydney, and a Master of Engineering in 1896. In 1924 Bradfield received the first doctorate of science in engineering at the University of Sydney for his thesis on electric railways and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, a suburb 30 minutes drive northeast of the central business district of Brisbane, with a population of nearly 50,000 people. ... Ipswich is a city and Local Government Area situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. ... Ipswich North State School, situated in Ipswich, Queensland Australia was opened on 5th July 1867, making it one of the oldest schools in Queensland. ... Ipswich Grammar School, established in 1863, was the first secondary school to be opened in Queensland, Australia. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In later years he developed the Bradfield Scheme (never implemented) for diverting some coastal rivers of Queensland onto the western side of the Great Dividing Range. The Bradfield Scheme was devised by Dr. John Bradfield an Australian engineer, and involved the diverting of water from the upper reaches of the Johnson, Tully, Herbert, Burdekin and Flinders rivers (all Queensland coastal rivers) into the Thompson river on the other side of the Great Dividing Range creating a... Emblems: Faunal - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); Floral - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum); Bird - Brolga (Grus rubicunda); Aquatic - Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos); Gem - Sapphire; Colour - Maroon Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Const. ... The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ...

He married Edith Jenkins, daughter of John Ventris Jenkins, on 28th May 1891. They had five sons, including Keith Noel Everal; and one daughter, Mary Margaret.

External links

• Structurae: John Job Crew Bradfield (1867-1943)
• A webpage from the University of Sydney