Robert William McGregor BoswellOBE (30 September 1911 – 17 February 1976) was a senior Australian public servant. He was best known for his time as Secretary of the Department of National Development.
Bill Boswell was born on 30 September 1911 in Carlton, Melbourne.[1]
From 1958, Boswell was Director of the Weapons Research Establishment at Salisbury in South Australia.[2]
Between 1965 and 1969, Boswell was the Secretary of the Department of National Development.[3]
Boswell died in Lucas Heights, Sydney on 17 February 1976.[1]
Awardsedit
While a research scholar at University of Melbourne, Boswell worked in a team of four using radio direction-finding to trace the movement of thunderstorms associated with cold fronts crossing the southern part of Australia, and for his work was awarded a Fred Knight scholarship.[1]
Boswell was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in May 1956 for his role in guided weapons development.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abcLawrence, T.F.C., "Boswell, Robert William McGregor (1911–1976)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, from the original on 27 September 2014
^"The man who made it all possible". The Canberra Times. 1 February 1965. p. 2.
^, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 16 March 2016, retrieved 27 September 2014
^, itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 27 September 2014
bill, boswell, robert, william, mcgregor, boswell, september, 1911, february, 1976, senior, australian, public, servant, best, known, time, secretary, department, national, development, obesecretary, department, national, developmentin, office, 1965, 1969perso. Robert William McGregor Boswell OBE 30 September 1911 17 February 1976 was a senior Australian public servant He was best known for his time as Secretary of the Department of National Development Bill BoswellOBESecretary of the Department of National DevelopmentIn office 1965 1969Personal detailsBornRobert William McGregor Boswell 1911 09 30 30 September 1911Carlton MelbourneDied17 February 1976 1976 02 17 aged 64 Lucas Heights SydneyNationalityAustralianAlma materUniversity of MelbourneOccupationPublic servantLife and career editBill Boswell was born on 30 September 1911 in Carlton Melbourne 1 From 1958 Boswell was Director of the Weapons Research Establishment at Salisbury in South Australia 2 Between 1965 and 1969 Boswell was the Secretary of the Department of National Development 3 Boswell died in Lucas Heights Sydney on 17 February 1976 1 Awards editWhile a research scholar at University of Melbourne Boswell worked in a team of four using radio direction finding to trace the movement of thunderstorms associated with cold fronts crossing the southern part of Australia and for his work was awarded a Fred Knight scholarship 1 Boswell was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in May 1956 for his role in guided weapons development 4 References edit a b c Lawrence T F C Boswell Robert William McGregor 1911 1976 Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University archived from the original on 27 September 2014 The man who made it all possible The Canberra Times 1 February 1965 p 2 CA 56 Department of National Development I Central Office National Archives of Australia archived from the original on 16 March 2016 retrieved 27 September 2014 Search Australian Honours BOSWELL Robert William McGregor itsanhonour gov au Australian Government archived from the original on 27 September 2014 Government offices Preceded byHarold Raggatt Secretary of the Department of National Development1965 1969 Succeeded byLloyd Bott nbsp This Australian government biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Boswell amp oldid 1223279097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
