Notable South Australians/William Hanson, M.I.C.E.
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William Hanson, M.I.C.E.,
BROTHER of the late Sir R. D. Hanson, arrived in the colony in 1855, and was shortly after appointed Engineer to the Adelaide and Gawler Railway Commissions. Whilst occupying this office he superintended the construction of the line to Gawler, and subsequently its extension to Kapunda. In December 1860 Mr. Hanson entered upon the duties of Engineer, Colonial Architect and Inspector of Railways, and in June 1865 he was made Acting-Manager of Railways. Hi-health led to his retirement from the Government service in 1867, and his death took place at Glenelg on July 14, 1875, in his sixty-fifth year.