ERRINGTON, WILLIAM (1832-94) was born at South Shields, Durham, and served his articles to engineering with Richardson and Co. In 1854 he emigrated to Australia and in the sixties was associated with a large foundry in Ballarat, which built one of the first locomotives (the Lady Barkly) and erected the principal mining plants on the field. About 1871 C. J. Stone and A. Dewar interviewed him regarding machinery for the Big pump at Thames. Errington prepared the plans, supplied the machinery, and came to Thames, where he managed the pump for some years. He was engaged by the Auckland Harbour Board to design the graving dock and superintend its construction; and he advised the City Council on its water supply and constructed the reservoir at Western Springs. Later he designed and constructed the Calliope dock. Errington died on 16 Dec 1894.

N.Z. Herald, 17 Dec 1894.

Reference: Volume 1, page 133

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