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Harold Charles Richards is an Australian engineer who was born on 17 November 1925 in Melbourne, Victoria. He is 89 years old. Richards attended the University of Melbourne, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in 1948. He then went on to work as an engineer for the Victorian Railways, where he worked for over 30 years. Richards is best known for his work on the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop, which he designed and oversaw the construction of. He was also responsible for the design of the City Loop, which is a network of underground railway lines in Melbourne. Richards has been awarded numerous awards for his work, including the Order of Australia in 1988 and the Centenary Medal in 2001. Richards is married to his wife, Margaret, and they have two children. Richards' net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.

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Occupation Civil engineer
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 17 November, 1925
Birthday 17 November
Birthplace Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death (2014-06-02) Anglesea, Victoria
Died Place Anglesea, Victoria
Nationality Australia

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Who Is Harold Charles Richards's Wife?

His wife is Joyce

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Children Anthony, Margaret, Noel, Rosalie, Naomi

Harold Charles Richards Net Worth

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1979

For almost 50 years, Hardcastle & Richards were major donors to the School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne and to RMIT University. In 1979, a bronze relief by artist Michael Meszaros, entitled Compression and Tension was presented to the Department of Civil Engineering to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the firm. Richards was the founder of the Rotary Club of Carlton in 1985 and its Charter President.

1951

Harold Richards studied engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 1951, he worked in the Design Section of Johns and Waygood, which was responsible for many of Australia's post-war infrastructure developments. In 1952, the co-founded Hardcastle & Richards with business partner Roy Hardcastle, as a result of winning the design competition for the Olympic Stadium for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. However, a change in government caused the cancellation of the project. The firm expanded to have offices in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Broken Hill. The firm was involved in many civil engineering projects, including the King Street Bridge over the Yarra River. In 1962, Hardcastle & Richards were invited by the School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne to participate in guiding students' final year design projects. These projects were based on actual projects in which the firm had been involved. This association with engineering education lasted five decades.

1925

Harold Charles Richards (12 October 1925 – 2 June 2014) was an Australian civil engineer who co-founded the consulting engineering firm Hardcastle & Richards.