Adam Baird
From Engineering Heritage Western Australia
BAIRD, Adam BCE (1873–1954)
Adam Baird engineer and businessman, was born on 19 May 1873 at Ballarat, Victoria, son of William Baird, accountant, and his wife Janet, née Paton, both of whom were from Ayrshire, Scotland. He won scholarships to Grenville College, Ballarat, and in 1890 to Ormond College, University of Melbourne. He graduated with honours in 1896 in civil engineering, then went to Western Australia, surveying and erecting mining machinery at Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie and Menzies.
A full biography is at the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
