C. Y. O'Connor: His Life and Legacy

by A.G. Evans

Charles Yelverton O'Connor is a legendary figure in early colonial civil engineering. But the fame of his great works, particularly the Goldfields Pipeline Scheme, which brought water 560 kilometres to the desert Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia, has almost been matched by that of his enigmatic death.

287 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2001

Reviews

[Alex Falconer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, this book exploded a story that I was taught in school - that O'Connor killed himself because he believed his pipeline project would fail. For that alone it was worth the read. Sadly light on insights into O'Connor's character, with the result that the man is not fully fleshed out. Possible there wasn't a lot of material available about the man himself