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I still hope to fill a few gaps and provide some illustrations. Marshelec ( talk) 07:56, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
@ Schwede66: Thanks for identifying this issue :). The reason I named him as Gordon Beck when first drafting the article was a small section from the source [1]. On page 25 is this passage:
The big slip took off probably over Christmas 1938 and January l939 when most of the job was closed down for holidays. Undaunted, the engineer in charge, T.G. (Gordon) Beck, is said to have rung up Minister of Public Works Bob Semple and told him the race would go on.
However, in hindsight it was probably a mistake to name him as Gordon, because although he may well have been commonly called Gordon, I have no further evidence. I did find these references in a search this morning. They don't indicate whether or not he was commonly called Gordon (or Thomas), but perhaps they might be useful in creating a bio article for him, but I might need to find a few more:
Obituary notices
I have also found that T.G. Beck is mentioned in the article about the "Bob Semple" tanks made locally in NZ during the war. See: Bob_Semple_tank#Design_and_construction
In looking through various sources, I also came across this report about the major change in RDR plans that was required because of the slip in the Surrey Hills region, leading to the need for the piped section. [18]. Although this is dated 19 July 1939, I think it is probably consistent with the report of the slip occurring over the 1938/39 Christmas period. I will add this citation to the article. Marshelec ( talk) 23:52, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
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I still hope to fill a few gaps and provide some illustrations. Marshelec ( talk) 07:56, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
@ Schwede66: Thanks for identifying this issue :). The reason I named him as Gordon Beck when first drafting the article was a small section from the source [1]. On page 25 is this passage:
The big slip took off probably over Christmas 1938 and January l939 when most of the job was closed down for holidays. Undaunted, the engineer in charge, T.G. (Gordon) Beck, is said to have rung up Minister of Public Works Bob Semple and told him the race would go on.
However, in hindsight it was probably a mistake to name him as Gordon, because although he may well have been commonly called Gordon, I have no further evidence. I did find these references in a search this morning. They don't indicate whether or not he was commonly called Gordon (or Thomas), but perhaps they might be useful in creating a bio article for him, but I might need to find a few more:
Obituary notices
I have also found that T.G. Beck is mentioned in the article about the "Bob Semple" tanks made locally in NZ during the war. See: Bob_Semple_tank#Design_and_construction
In looking through various sources, I also came across this report about the major change in RDR plans that was required because of the slip in the Surrey Hills region, leading to the need for the piped section. [18]. Although this is dated 19 July 1939, I think it is probably consistent with the report of the slip occurring over the 1938/39 Christmas period. I will add this citation to the article. Marshelec ( talk) 23:52, 7 May 2022 (UTC)