George Chaffey
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Canadian emigrant to Australia
Canadian emigrant to the United States
civil engineer
irrigation pioneer
land developer
George Chaffey was a Canadian-born engineer and land developer known for pioneering irrigation colonies and urban planning projects in California and Australia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian emigrant to Australia
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Canadian emigrant to the United States ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ irrigation pioneer ⓘ land developer ⓘ |
| coFounderOf |
irrigation colony of Mildura
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irrigation colony of Ontario, California ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| employer | Chaffey Brothers Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Chaffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
irrigation engineering
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land development ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
engineer
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entrepreneur ⓘ town planner ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of irrigated agriculture in California
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development of irrigated agriculture in the Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early master-planned agricultural communities
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pioneering private irrigation colonies ⓘ town planning integrated with irrigation works ⓘ |
| notableProject |
design of irrigation systems along the Murray River in Australia
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design of irrigation systems in Southern California ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Etiwanda, California irrigation colony
NERFINISHED
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Mildura irrigation settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario, California irrigation colony ⓘ Renmark irrigation settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
California
NERFINISHED
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South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | William Chaffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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