Nationality Australian Died 1994 Name Maurice Timbs | Occupation Public servant Spouse(s) Heather Joan Woodhead | |
Full Name Maurice Carmel Timbs | ||
Maurice Carmel Timbs (1917 – 1994) was a senior Australian public servant and administrator.
Born in 1917, Timbs joined the Australian Public Service in 1936.
In 1943, during his war service with AIF artillery, he married Heather Joan Woodhead in the first service wedding in the Northern Territory.
After the war, he held a number of positions including Executive Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission in the early 1970s. He was promoted to his first Secretary position in January 1973 as head of the new Department of Services and Property.
Between 1976 and 1984, Timbs was a Christmas Island Phosphate Commissioner.
Awards and honours
Timbs was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1981.
Timbs Street in Casey, Australian Capital Territory is named for Maurice Timbs.