Dudley Williams (public servant)
Dudley Williams | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Transport | |
| In office 29 October 1957 – 8 April 1969 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dudley Cadell Leslie Williams 1909 |
| Died | 18 March 1985 East Melbourne |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Dudley Cadell Leslie Williams CBE (1909 – 18 March 1985) was a former senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Transport between 1957 and 1969.
Life and career
[edit]Dudley Williams was born in 1909. He attended Wesley College and Queen's College.[1]
Williams joined a predecessor to the Department of Shipping and Transport in 1943.[2] In 1952, Williams was appointed to the Australian Ship-building Board as deputy chairman.[3]
He was appointed Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Transport in October 1957.[4] He retired from the Commonwealth Public Service in 1969.[5]
Williams married Miss Margaret Crofton "Peg" Harper in Adelaide on Melbourne Cup day in 1966.[6] He had worked together with Peg for nearly 20 years ahead of their engagement.[7] She had been private secretary to three ministers for shipping and transport.[8]
Williams died on 18 March 1985 at the Mercy Private Hospital in East Melbourne.[9]
Awards
[edit]Williams was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1961.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wed to (and by) the job". The Canberra Times. ACT. 22 September 1966. p. 3.
- ^ "New Secretary of Shipping and Transport". The Canberra Times. ACT. 7 September 1957. p. 3.
- ^ "Ship Board Change Announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. NSW. 30 April 1952. p. 4.
- ^ CA 59: Department of Shipping and Transport, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 21 January 2016[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Secretary appointed". The Canberra Times. ACT. 5 March 1969. p. 8.
- ^ "Anne Sidney to be a June bride". The Canberra Times. ACT. 31 January 1967. p. 12.
- ^ "Secretary to marry". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 September 1966. p. 8.
- ^ "PS man engaged". The Canberra Times. ACT. 19 September 1966. p. 1.
- ^ "Deaths: Williams, Dudley Caldwell Leslie, CBE". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 March 1985. p. 34.
- ^ "Search Australian Honours: WILLIAMS, Dudley Cadell Leslie, The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil)", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 21 January 2016