Australian Dictionary of Biography

16 November, 1911
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia

29 February, 2000 (aged 88)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

cancer (prostate)

• Irish

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

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• Crawford, John Grenfell (colleague)
• Boyer, Richard (colleague)
• Kelly, Charles Robert (acquaintance)
• Whitlam, Edward Gough (employer)

• Royal Australian Naval College (student, 1925-1928)

• public servant (1931-1976) Australia
• public service head (1960-1976) Australia

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1960)
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1964)
• Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1992)

• Royal Australian Navy (midshipman, 1929-1932)
• Dept of Customs (federal) (public servant, 1933-1955)
• Royal Australian Naval Reserve (lieutenant, 1942-1944)
• Dept of Trade (Federal) (senior public servant, 1956-1960)
• Dept of Customs (federal) (head, 1960-1963)
• Tariff Board (head, 1963-1973)
• Industries Assistance Commission (head, 1973-1976)
• Australian National University (visiting fellow, 1977-1985)