Dick Randall

This article is about the Australian public servant. For the American exploitation film producer, see Dick Randall (producer).

Sir Richard John Randall (13 October 1906 – 15 November 1982) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of the Treasury between October 1966 and October 1971.

Sir Dick Randall
Secretary of the Department of the Treasury
In office 28 October 1966 – 31 October 1971
Personal details
Born	Richard John Randall (1906-10-13)13 October 1906 Birkdale, Australia
Died	15 November 1982(1982-11-15) (aged 76) Canberra, Australia
Spouse	Nora Barry Clyne (m. 1945)
Occupation	Public servant

Life and career

Dick Randall was born in Birkdale, Queensland on 13 October 1906.^[1] He attended Wynnum State High School, then qualified as a wool classer and worked in rural Queensland.^[2] He moved to Sydney and had a job with the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. Having left high school after two years, he matriculated at age 26, studied accounting and then enrolled at the University of Sydney where he completed an economics degree. During this time he also contributed articles to Smith's Weekly and became its finance editor.^[3]

Randall joined the Commonwealth public service in 1940, taking up a post at the Department of the Treasury.^[3] The following year, on 27 May,^[4] he enlisted to the Australian Imperial Force, spending most of the war in Western Australia and demobilising in November 1945.^[3]

After the war, Randall rejoined Treasury,^[2] and was appointed Secretary of the Treasury in 1966.^[5] He retired from his Secretary role in October 1971.^[6]

Randall died in Canberra on 15 November 1982, aged 76.^[2]

Awards

Randall was made a Knight Bachelor in 1964.^[7]

References

1. "Obituary: Sir Richard Randall". The Canberra Times. 17 November 1982. p. 8.
2. "Randall, Sir Richard John (Dick) (1906–1982)", Obituaries Australia, Australian National University, archived from the original on 29 March 2014
3. Cornish, Selwyn, "Randall, Sir Richard John (Dick) (1906–1982)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, archived from the original on 19 April 2013
4. Service record: RANDALL, RICHARD JOHN, Commonwealth of Australia, 2002, archived from the original on 28 April 2014
5. "Randall, Sir Richard John (Dick) (1906–1982)", Obituaries Australia, Australian National University, archived from the original on 10 April 2013
6. McMahon, William (10 September 1971). "Senior Public Service Appointments" (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 March 2014.
7. Search Australian Honours: RANDALL, Richard John, Australian Government, archived from the original on 28 March 2014

Government offices
Preceded by Roland Wilson	Secretary of the Department of the Treasury 1966 – 1971	Succeeded by Frederick Wheeler