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John Gore Stewart 1857 - 1934 Belfast, Australia

John Gore was an engineer residing in Adelaide South Australia. He was in the Engineers department working with his brother Graham Stewart who held the position of Engineer-In-Chief. Graham passed away just after WWI and John Gore was promoted to Engineer-In-Chief. John Gore was noted for many engineering projects among these he was responsible for draining much of the South Australian farming lands to be productive and also oversaw the building of the locks on the Murray River. John Gore married Helena Annette Lovegrove and they had five children. Their son Donald Lovegrove married Nancy Jean Melville and they had two children. A daughter and a son John Melville Stewart who was born April 14th 1931. JMS spent his life in the Australian Army and upon his retirement accepted the position, Secretary-Superintendant, later to be changed to be in line with current day; General Manager of The Old Colonists Association of Victoria.

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