Herbert Charles Brown | |
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Secretary of the Department of Markets | |
In office August 1928 – 10 December 1928 | |
Secretary of the Department of Markets and Transport | |
In office 10 December 1928 – 21 April 1930 | |
Secretary of the Department of Transport | |
In office 1 May 1930 – 12 April 1932 | |
Secretary of the Department of the Interior | |
In office 12 April 1932 – 1935 | |
Commonwealth Auditor-General | |
In office 1935–1938 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1874 |
Died | 16 July 1940 (aged 67) |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Public servant |
Herbert Charles Brown CBE (1874 – 1940) was a senior Australian public servant best known for his time as Commonwealth Auditor-General in the late 1930s.
Brown was born in 1874, and joined the New South Wales public service in 1891. [1]
Brown served for 12-years in the Postmaster-General's Department, before joining the Department of Home Affairs. He then became an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Works and Railways, then a chief clerk and accountant in the Prime Minister's Department. [2]
In 1928, Brown was appointed Secretary of the Department of Markets. [3] He became Secretary of the expanded Department of Markets and Transport at the end of that year. [4]
Brown was Secretary of the Department of Transport between 1930 and 1932. [5] His salary was initially set at £1,100 per year, and his responsibilities included Commonwealth railways, assisted Migration from Britain, and lighthouses, light ships, beacons and buoys. [6]
When the Department of the Interior was created in 1932, amalgamating the Departments of Home Affairs, Transport and Works and Railways, Brown was appointed to be its head. [7] Having served as head of the Department of the Interior for over three years, Brown was appointed Commonwealth Auditor-General in November 1935. [7]
Brown died on 16 July 1940, aged 67. [8] His death was at home after a short illness. [9] [10]
Brown was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1933 whilst Secretary of the Department of the Interior. [11]
Herbert Charles Brown | |
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Secretary of the Department of Markets | |
In office August 1928 – 10 December 1928 | |
Secretary of the Department of Markets and Transport | |
In office 10 December 1928 – 21 April 1930 | |
Secretary of the Department of Transport | |
In office 1 May 1930 – 12 April 1932 | |
Secretary of the Department of the Interior | |
In office 12 April 1932 – 1935 | |
Commonwealth Auditor-General | |
In office 1935–1938 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1874 |
Died | 16 July 1940 (aged 67) |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Public servant |
Herbert Charles Brown CBE (1874 – 1940) was a senior Australian public servant best known for his time as Commonwealth Auditor-General in the late 1930s.
Brown was born in 1874, and joined the New South Wales public service in 1891. [1]
Brown served for 12-years in the Postmaster-General's Department, before joining the Department of Home Affairs. He then became an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Works and Railways, then a chief clerk and accountant in the Prime Minister's Department. [2]
In 1928, Brown was appointed Secretary of the Department of Markets. [3] He became Secretary of the expanded Department of Markets and Transport at the end of that year. [4]
Brown was Secretary of the Department of Transport between 1930 and 1932. [5] His salary was initially set at £1,100 per year, and his responsibilities included Commonwealth railways, assisted Migration from Britain, and lighthouses, light ships, beacons and buoys. [6]
When the Department of the Interior was created in 1932, amalgamating the Departments of Home Affairs, Transport and Works and Railways, Brown was appointed to be its head. [7] Having served as head of the Department of the Interior for over three years, Brown was appointed Commonwealth Auditor-General in November 1935. [7]
Brown died on 16 July 1940, aged 67. [8] His death was at home after a short illness. [9] [10]
Brown was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1933 whilst Secretary of the Department of the Interior. [11]