Arthur Brownlow Corbett (18 February 187720 March 1970) was a senior Australian public servant. He was

Director-General A director general or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals'' ) or general director is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer, within a government ...

of the

Department of Civil Aviation A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register. Role Due to the inherent dangers in the use of flight vehicles, ...

from April 1939 until February 1944.

Life and career

Corbett was born to parents Susan Ellen (née Kerr) and George Frederick Corbett on 18 February 1877 at New Shoreham, Sussex, England. He and his family migrated to Queensland, Australia in 1890. As an electrical and mechanical engineer, Corbett held several roles in the

Postmaster-General's Department The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian federal government, established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included the provision of postal and telegraphic services throughout Australia. It was ...

, including to reorganise the Brisbane mail services in 1924, and as superintendent of mails in Sydney in 1927. On 3 April 1939, Corbett began his term as Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation, moving to Melbourne to take up the role but planning to return to Queensland on his retirement. In February 1944, a new Director-General was appointed for the Department of Civil Aviation, with Mr Corbett continuing as Acting Director-General until August 1944. Corbett died on 20 March 1970 at Kangaroo Point, Queensland and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.

Awards

In January 1938, Corbett was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his service as Deputy Director in the Queensland branch of the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Corbett, Arthur 1877 births 1970 deaths Australian public servants Members of the Order of the British Empire English emigrants to Australia Burials at Toowong Cemetery 20th-century Australian public servants