James W. Jones
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Thomas Jones was a civil engineer born in Cowbridge
in Glamorganshire, Wales
who arrived in Adelaide, South Australia on 7 July 1840. He supervised rebuild of the City Bridge in 1843 and construction of the Port Elliot
to Goolwa
tramway from 1853 to 1856 and the Port Elliot breakwater, then remained as engineer and supervisor until 1871 when the work was contracted to one J. McGeorge. He was appointed Surveyor for Moonta
in 1872 and works supervisor for the (Yorke
) Peninsula Road Board in 1875. He designed the Anglican Church in Moonta. He was the founder of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows in South Australia.
One of his sons, T. Jones, succeeded him as Surveyor of Moonta.
Another son James W. Jones (1843–26 April 1920) was a student at J. L. Young's Adelaide Educational Institution. He was soon working for his father on the Port Elliot to Goolwa tramway, for which his father received official criticism. He joined the State public service as a draughtsman in 1865 and was appointed Chief Surveyor then Deputy Surveyor-General in the Department of Survey and Crown Lands. He explored the area north-east of Eucla
in 1880, and discovered the Kudna rockhole and catacombs, an immense network of limestone caves, lakes and underground passages under the Nullarbor Plain
. He was appointed Conservator of Water in 1887 and Secretary to the Commissioner of Works in 1902. He was secretary of the South Australia branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia from its foundation in 1885 to 1894. He was elected president of the Institute of Surveyors in 1912. He was chairman and president of the Harbors and Marine Board in 1914. He was secretary of the Cheer-Up Society during the First World War.
He was appointed Companion of the Imperial Service Order
in 1911.
His elder son, George Lindsay Jones (1868?–1896), was photographer and collector on the Calvert expedition led by Lawrence Allen Wells, on which he perished in 1896 with Charles Frederick Wells.
His younger son, L. C. Jones was in 1920 manager of the Bank of Adelaide at Port Augusta
.
Cowbridge
Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, approximately west of Cardiff. Cowbridge is twinned with Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique department in northwestern France.-Roman times:...
in Glamorganshire, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
who arrived in Adelaide, South Australia on 7 July 1840. He supervised rebuild of the City Bridge in 1843 and construction of the Port Elliot
Port Elliot, South Australia
Port Elliot is a town in South Australia toward the eastern end of the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula. It is situated on the sheltered Horseshoe Bay, a small bay off the much larger Encounter Bay...
to Goolwa
Goolwa, South Australia
Goolwa is a historic river port on the Murray River near the Murray Mouth in South Australia, and joined by a bridge to Hindmarsh Island. The name "Goolwa" means "elbow" in Ngarrindjeri, the local Aboriginal language....
tramway from 1853 to 1856 and the Port Elliot breakwater, then remained as engineer and supervisor until 1871 when the work was contracted to one J. McGeorge. He was appointed Surveyor for Moonta
Moonta, South Australia
Moonta is a town located on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, 165 kilometres north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. It is one of three towns known as the Copper Coast or "Little Cornwall" for their shared copper mining history....
in 1872 and works supervisor for the (Yorke
Yorke Peninsula
The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located north-west and west of Adelaide in South Australia, Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. It has geographic coordinates of...
) Peninsula Road Board in 1875. He designed the Anglican Church in Moonta. He was the founder of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows in South Australia.
One of his sons, T. Jones, succeeded him as Surveyor of Moonta.
Another son James W. Jones (1843–26 April 1920) was a student at J. L. Young's Adelaide Educational Institution. He was soon working for his father on the Port Elliot to Goolwa tramway, for which his father received official criticism. He joined the State public service as a draughtsman in 1865 and was appointed Chief Surveyor then Deputy Surveyor-General in the Department of Survey and Crown Lands. He explored the area north-east of Eucla
Eucla, Western Australia
Eucla is the easternmost locality in Western Australia, located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia along the Eyre Highway, approximately west of the South Australian border...
in 1880, and discovered the Kudna rockhole and catacombs, an immense network of limestone caves, lakes and underground passages under the Nullarbor Plain
Nullarbor Plain
The Nullarbor Plain is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north. It is the world's largest single piece of limestone, and occupies an area of about...
. He was appointed Conservator of Water in 1887 and Secretary to the Commissioner of Works in 1902. He was secretary of the South Australia branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia from its foundation in 1885 to 1894. He was elected president of the Institute of Surveyors in 1912. He was chairman and president of the Harbors and Marine Board in 1914. He was secretary of the Cheer-Up Society during the First World War.
He was appointed Companion of the Imperial Service Order
Imperial Service Order
The Imperial Service Order was established by King Edward VII in August 1902. It was awarded on retirement to the administration and clerical staff of the Civil Service throughout the British Empire for long and meritorious service. Normally a person must have served for 25 years to become...
in 1911.
His elder son, George Lindsay Jones (1868?–1896), was photographer and collector on the Calvert expedition led by Lawrence Allen Wells, on which he perished in 1896 with Charles Frederick Wells.
His younger son, L. C. Jones was in 1920 manager of the Bank of Adelaide at Port Augusta
Port Augusta, South Australia
-Electricity generation:Electricity is generated at the Playford B and Northern power stations from brown coal mined at Leigh Creek, 250 km to the north...
.