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Historical directory term

Engineers—Dairy

Profession White-collar / professional Low manual labour Historical directory wording / modern equivalent may exist

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What did this occupation involve?

A historical Sands directory category for people or businesses described as “Engineers—Dairy”. The precise duties could vary by business and period.

Historical wording: Housetory describes occupations according to the period and evidence available. Gender is retained where it is historically meaningful to a title or role; otherwise it is not assumed.

How Housetory classifies this entry

These classifications are present-day aids to help readers understand the character of the work. They sit alongside, rather than replace, the historical wording used in Sands and other sources.

Entry typeProfession

Modern work classWhite-collar / professional

Manual labourLow

Typical work settingOffice / site / mixed

Seen in supplied Sands indexes

1905

Housetory connections

As Sands observations are linked to the canonical Trades & Professions registry, this area can show the people, houses, streets and directory years where this occupation appears in Housetory.

Planned linkage House → resident → Sands evidence → occupation → other people and places

Related occupations

Accountants Profession Accountants—Members of Corporation of Accountants Profession Accountants—Members of Institute of Public Accountants Profession Actuaries Profession

State Library of New South Wales State Library of New South Wales Strong contextual image — Civil / railway engineer; relevant to this occupation family, not necessarily an exact depiction of the 1905 heading.

At a glance

Sands term: Engineers—Dairy
Type: Profession
Work class: White-collar / professional
Manual labour: Low
Typical setting: Office / site / mixed
Status: Historical directory wording / modern equivalent may exist
First observed in supplied indexes: 1905

Source & provenance

Sands Trade and Professional Directory — supplied 1905 index

The historical heading is preserved from the supplied 1905 index. Housetory classification and description are modern editorial interpretation and should remain reviewable.

Institution: State Library of New South Wales
Collection: State Library of NSW
Date: c. 1867–1870
Rights: Public domain / no known copyright restrictions as stated on the archival source record; acknowledge the holding institution.
Image subject: Civil / railway engineer
Image use: Strong contextual image — Civil / railway engineer; relevant to this occupation family, not necessarily an exact depiction of the 1905 heading.

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