Maurice Timbs

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

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

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. 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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