Henry Walters | |
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Secretary of the Department of Works and Railways | |
In office 12 April 1926 – 17 March 1929 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Latimer Walters 24 January 1868 Newcastle, New South Wales |
Died | 17 March 1929 St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria | (aged 61)
Resting place | Cheltenham cemetery |
Nationality |
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Occupation | Public servant |
Henry Latimer Walters ISO (24 January 1868 – 17 March 1929) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as head of the Department of Works and Railways.
Walters was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on 24 January 1868. [1]
Shortly after Federation, [2] in 1902, [3] he joined the Commonwealth Public Service as an accountant. [4]
Between 1926 and his death in 1929, Walters was Secretary of the Department of Works and Railways. [5]
Walters died at his home on Tennyson Street in St Kilda, Melbourne on 17 March 1929 after 18 months of illness. [3] He was buried in Cheltonham cemetery. [1]
Walters was made a Companion of the Imperial Service Order for his services as Secretary of the Commonwealth Works Department in June 1928. [6]
Henry Walters | |
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Secretary of the Department of Works and Railways | |
In office 12 April 1926 – 17 March 1929 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Latimer Walters 24 January 1868 Newcastle, New South Wales |
Died | 17 March 1929 St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria | (aged 61)
Resting place | Cheltenham cemetery |
Nationality |
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Occupation | Public servant |
Henry Latimer Walters ISO (24 January 1868 – 17 March 1929) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as head of the Department of Works and Railways.
Walters was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on 24 January 1868. [1]
Shortly after Federation, [2] in 1902, [3] he joined the Commonwealth Public Service as an accountant. [4]
Between 1926 and his death in 1929, Walters was Secretary of the Department of Works and Railways. [5]
Walters died at his home on Tennyson Street in St Kilda, Melbourne on 17 March 1929 after 18 months of illness. [3] He was buried in Cheltonham cemetery. [1]
Walters was made a Companion of the Imperial Service Order for his services as Secretary of the Commonwealth Works Department in June 1928. [6]