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Name	William Stone
Born	12 May, 1858 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	25 January, 1949 (aged 90) Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Stone, Emma Constance (sister) Stone, Grace Clara (sister) Stone, Emily Mary (cousin) Grayson, Henry Joseph (friend) Michell, Anthony George Maldon (friend) Lyle, Thomas Ranken (colleague) Harper, Herbert Reah (colleague) Herman, Hyman (colleague)
Education *	University of Melbourne (student, 1880-1883)
Occupation or Descriptor *	electrical engineer (1883-1949) Victoria, Australia microscopist (1883-1949) Victoria, Australia public servant (1883-1920) Victoria, Australia railways employee (1886-1920) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Institution of Engineers, Australia (Vic) (president)
Workplaces *	Dept of Railways (Vic) (engineer, 1883) University of Melbourne (engineering) (lecturer, 1903-1937)

* Dates are approximate