Maurice Timbs
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Maurice Carmel Timbs AO (1917–1994) was a senior Australian public servant and administrator.
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Maurice Timbs | |
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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 | Australian |
Spouse | Heather Joan Woodhead |
Occupation | Public servant |
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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]