Herbert Charles BrownCBE (1874 – 1940) was a senior Australian public servant best known for his time as Commonwealth Auditor-General in the late 1930s.
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]
Awardsedit
Brown was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1933 whilst Secretary of the Department of the Interior.[11]
Referencesedit
^"Markets. New Secretary: Mr. H. C. Brown appointed". The Canberra Times. 25 July 1928. p. 4.
^"Federal Service Promotions". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 4 November 1935. p. 8.
^CA 21: Department of Markets [I], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 21 February 2015
^"Round the Departments". The Canberra Times. 7 December 1929. p. 2.
^CA 26: Department of Transport [I], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 21 February 2015
^(PDF), Australian Government, 1 May 1930, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2014
^ ab"Federal Service. New Appointments. London Official Secretaryship". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 November 1935. p. 10.
^"Mr. H. C. Brown". Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW. 19 July 1940. p. 5.
^"Obituary: Mr. H. C. Brown, C.B.E.- Former Commonwealth Auditor-General". Advocate. Burnie, Tasmania. 18 July 1940. p. 2.
^"Former Auditor General Dead". Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW. 17 July 1940. p. 1.
^, itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 21 February 2015
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