Maurice Timbs
Maurice Carmel Timbs AO (1917 – 1994) was a senior Australian public servant and administrator.
Maurice Timbs | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Services and Property | |
| In office 16 January 1973 – 7 October 1975 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services (II) | |
| In office 7 October 1975 – 22 December 1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maurice Carmel Timbs 1917 |
| Died | 1994 |
| Nationality | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Heather Joan Woodhead |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Born in 1917,[1] Timbs joined the Australian Public Service in 1936.[2]
In 1943, during his war service with AIF artillery,[1] he married Heather Joan Woodhead in the first service wedding in the Northern Territory.[3]
After the war, he held a number of positions including Executive Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission in the early 1970s.[4] He was promoted to his first Secretary position in January 1973, as head of the new Department of Services and Property.[5]
Between 1976 and 1984, Timbs was a Christmas Island Phosphate Commissioner.[6]
Awards and honours
Timbs was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1981.[7]
Timbs Street in Casey, Australian Capital Territory is named for Maurice Timbs.[1]
References
- Public Place Names (Casey) Determination 2012 (No 3) (PDF), ACT Government, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014
- Whitlam, Gough (16 January 1973). Prime Minister's press conference (Speech). Parliament House, Canberra. Archived from the original on 27 March 2004.
- First service wedding in Northern Territory, Australian War Memorial, archived from the original on 28 February 2014
- Whitlam, Gough (16 January 1973). Prime Minister's press conference (Speech). Parliament House, Canberra. Archived from the original on 27 March 2004.
- CA 1488: Department of Services and Property, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 December 2013
- Christmas Island, World Statesmen, archived from the original on 8 February 2014
- Search Australian Honours: TIMBS, Maurice Carmel, Australian Government, archived from the original on 22 March 2014
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Warwick Smith |
Secretary of the Department of Services and Property 1973 – 1975 |
Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services (II) |
| Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Services and Property |
Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services (II) 1975 |
Succeeded by Peter Lawler as Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services (III) |