Maurice Timbs
AO
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
Died1994
NationalityAustralia Australian
SpouseHeather Joan Woodhead
OccupationPublic servant

Maurice Carmel Timbs AO (1917–1994) was a senior Australian public servant and administrator.

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

  1. 1 2 3 Public Place Names (Casey) Determination 2012 (No 3) (PDF), ACT Government, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014
  2. ↑ Whitlam, Gough (16 January 1973). Prime Minister's press conference (Speech). Parliament House, Canberra. Archived from the original on 26 March 2004.
  3. ↑ First service wedding in Northern Territory, Australian War Memorial, archived from the original on 28 February 2014
  4. ↑ Whitlam, Gough (16 January 1973). Prime Minister's press conference (Speech). Parliament House, Canberra. Archived from the original on 26 March 2004.
  5. ↑ CA 1488: Department of Services and Property, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 December 2013
  6. ↑ Christmas Island, World Statesmen, archived from the original on 8 February 2014
  7. ↑ Search Australian Honours: TIMBS, Maurice Carmel, Australian Government, archived from the original on 22 March 2014
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