Dunstan Alfred Aeria merupakan seorang lagi kelahiran Penang yang berjaya menyandang Queen's Scholar.
Dunstan A. Aeria, like his predecessor, studied first at the
Northern Settlement, and finished at the Raffles Institution. He passed in
civil engineering in London. After doing good business at Kuala Lumpur, he has
settled in Singapore, and is engaged on construction work at Johore. [source: teochiew - link]
Petikan - contractors (link):
Dunstan Alfred Aeria, son of Cecil Clement Aeria and Paulin
Aeria, came from a well-known Eurasian family from Penang. Among his brothers
were F.L Aeria, a Justice of Peace in Penang, and Dr. W. Aeria who was based in
Waterloo Street, Singapore. Dunstan was a student at St. Xavier’s Institution
in Penang before enrolling at Raffles Institution in Singapore. He won a
Queen’s Scholarship and was given the opportunity to further his studies in
Europe.
Upon his return, he joined the Selangor Railway Department
on 4 January 1893 as an Assistant Engineer, mainly in charge of civil works for
the Tanjong Malim extension. Dunstan however chose to resign from government
service in September 1898 to venture into contracting and was reported to be
somewhat involved in the construction of the Government Printing Office,
Carcosa, Chief Secretary’s Residence, Masjid Jamek, Convent and the Paterson,
Simon & Co. building in Kuala Lumpur (please note that we’ve not been able
to confirm the capacity of his involvement).
In 1913, he established an office at Klyne Street, at the
corner of Courts of Justice Road before moving to Muar in 1918 after securing a
contract to build the Muar Government buildings. His stay in Muar lasted until
1922, as he then moved to MacKenzie Road in Singapore, obtaining work with the
Public Works Department and eventually assuming a role as the Superintendent of
Works for Messr. Gammon & Co.
As a Contractor, he won the tenders to build two buildings designed by AB Hubback, which are the British Residency in Seremban and the FMS Survey Office in Kuala Lumpur.
(source: genie (link)
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