Dick Randall
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.
Life and career[]
Dick Randall was born in Birkdale, Queensland on 13 October 1906.[1] He attended Wynnum State High School.[2]
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[]
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Richard Randall". The Canberra Times. 17 November 1982. p. 8.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Randall, Sir Richard John (Dick) (1906–1982)", Obituaries Australia, Australian National University, archived from the original on 29 March 2014
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cornish, Selwyn, "Randall, Sir Richard John (Dick) (1906–1982)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, archived from the original on 19 April 2013
- ^ Service record: RANDALL, RICHARD JOHN, Commonwealth of Australia, 2002, archived from the original on 28 April 2014
- ^ "Randall, Sir Richard John (Dick) (1906–1982)", Obituaries Australia, Australian National University, archived from the original on 10 April 2013
- ^ McMahon, William (10 September 1971). "Senior Public Service Appointments" (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 March 2014.
- ^ Search Australian Honours: RANDALL, Richard John, Australian Government, archived from the original on 28 March 2014
- 1906 births
- 1982 deaths
- Australian Knights Bachelor
- Secretaries of the Department of the Treasury of Australia
- People from Redland City
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