John Holland (engineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian engineer and construction magnate
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Place of Birth: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
About John Holland (engineer)
- Sir John Holland (21 June 1914 – 31 May 2009) was an Australian engineer and construction magnate, who founded the John Holland Construction Group (later named John Holland (Holdings) Pty Ltd) in 1949.
- He was managing director until 1972, Chairman until 1986, and President from 1986 until his death.
- The company was purchased by Heytesbury Pty Ltd in 1991, and is now owned by China Communications Construction.Holland's company's projects included major work on the Snowy Mountains Scheme including diverting the Snowy River, the new Parliament House, Canberra, the West Gate Bridge and Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, the Sydney Entertainment Centre, the rebuilding of the Tasman Bridge in Hobart, a significant role in the rebuilding of Darwin after Cyclone Tracy in 1974, and overseas projects such as the Australian Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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