George Pellew Anderson

Born: May 1882, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Died: November 1948, (aged 65), Wellington, NZ.


Educated at King Edward VI School Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. [1]
After coming to New Zealand he studied at Canterbury University College.

In 1916 he joined the Public Works Department where two of his first investigations were water power surveys at Mangahao and Waikaremoana.
In 1919 he returned to Mangahao as assistant engineer on construction.

He always regarded it as a duty to record his works and investigations for the benefit of other engineers and was thus a prolific author. Anderson presented many papers to the Institution and one gained him the Fulton Gold Medal in 1937.
Anderson is recorded as producing 14 papers in the Institution’s Proceedings and one in the Institution of Civil Engineers Proceedings.
Sporting Achievements
THE NEW ZEALAND AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1908 [7]
THROWING 16lb. HAMMER CHAMPIONSHIP
Placed 2nd, 90ft 6in

THE NEW ZEALAND AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1910 [8]
THROWING THE HAMMER CHAM PIONSHIP
Placed 1st, 100 ft

Obituary, 1948 [2]
At WELLINGTON, Nov. 7. The death has occurred of Mr George Pellew Anderson, aged 65, who was prominently identified with New Zealand’s hydro-electric development. From 1924 to 1947, when Mr Anderson retired, he was employed on the head office staff of the Public Works Department in the design and investigation of hydro stations throughout the country, particularly in the investigational field. He was primarily responsible for the basic work done in connection with all power stations built since 1924 - Waitaki, the three Waikaremoana stations, Karapiro, and for Tekapo and Maraetai, still under construction.
Waitaki hydro-electric power works
under construction, 1932 [3]
Kaitawa hydro electric power station
under construction, at Waikaremoana, ca 1948 [4]
Karapiro hydroelectric power plant
under construction, ca 1946 [5]
Maraetai hydro-electric power station,
Mangakino, Taupo District, 1953 [6]

Institute of Local Government Engineers of New Zealand (ILGENZ) awards. [9]
- Best NZSCE/NZIE/IPENZ conference paper:
- FULTON-DOWNER GOLD MEDAL - 1937 George Pellew Anderson, “Design of Waitaki Dam”
- NZSCE/NZIE member within a five-year period which was of exceptional merit on a topic outside the scope of the Institution’s Other awards:
- RABONE AWARD - 1932 George Pellew Anderson, “Hydroelectric Power Supply in the North Island”


NZ Chess Championships Results ----- Wrong
Year
Location
Won
Draw
Lost
Points
Place
1919-20
WELLINGTON,
6
1
6
6 1/2
7-8
1922-23
CHRISTCHURCH,
7
1
5
7 1/2
4-7
1923-24
WELLINGTON, Preliminary Group A
3
1
5
3 1/2
(7-8)
1924-25
NELSON, Preliminary Group A
2
3
2
3 1/2
(5)
NELSON, Final
4
2
3
4 1/2
4
1925-26
DUNEDIN, Preliminary Group B
4
3
1
5 1/2
(2)
DUNEDIN, Final
0
3
4
1 1/2
6-8
1929-30
WANGANUI
7
4
2
9
4-5
1936-37
AUCKLAND,
3
7
3
6 1/2
7-9


His EDO Rating page is here.

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References:
[1] Engineering New Zealand - George Pellew Anderson (1882–1948)
(https://www.engineeringnz.org/programmes/engineeringheritage1/engineering-hall-fame/george-pellew-anderson-18821948/)
[2] OBITUARY - Otago Daily Times 8 November 1948
[3] Christie, John Hellard, 1897-1985. Waitaki hydro-electric power works under construction - Photograph taken by J H Christie. Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection. Ref: MNZ-1798-1/4-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23227731
[4] Kaitawa hydro electric power station under construction, at Waikaremoana. Tourist and Publicity. Ref: 1/2-033880-F.
Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22772009
[5] Karapiro hydroelectric power plant under construction. New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives. Ref: PAColl-7171-70.
Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23141265
[6] Maraetai hydro-electric power station, Mangakino, Taupo District. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-33867-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23527081
[7] New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review 6 February 1908
[8] New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review 10 February 1910
[9] An Evolving Order - The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, 1914-2014
Peter Cooke, 2014