William Henry Shaw (1830–1896) was an Irish-born Australian engineer and ironfounder who founded the company that later became the Phoenix Foundry.
[3] After mining for a short period he joined the business named Carter & Co in Armstrong Street, Ballarat in 1854 together with George Threlfall, moulder Robert Holden and engine smith Richard Carter, making and repairing picks and tools for miners and mining machinery.
[6] On 21 November 1863 he was named as a shareholder in the newly formed Rising Star Gold Mining Company (Limited).
[7] He died on 24 August 1896, at the age of 66 years, after a lingering illness, suffering from a complication of disorders.
[3] On 19 September 1906 The Phoenix Foundry Company of Ballarat ceased to exist with the sale of the business being completed to Messrs Cameron and Sutherland.