Lawrence Bede Fanning

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(18 August 188514 August 1970) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as

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of the

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in the 1940s.

Life and career

Bede Fanning was born in Casino, New South Wales on 18 August 1885. During World War II, while the Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department at the time, Daniel McVey, was engaged on work for the Department of Civil Aviation and Aircraft production, Fanning was head of the Australian Post Office. In June 1946, Fanning was appointed Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department. He retired from his position at the Department in March 1949 and the day after his retirement began a three-year term as Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board, tasked with supervising the provision of radio and television services and maintaining technical and programming standards. Fanning died on 14 August 1970 in Hawthorn, Melbourne.

Awards

Fanning was awarded an Imperial Service Order in June 1941 as the Chief Telephone Inspector in the Postmaster-General's Department.

References

1885 births 1970 deaths Australian Companions of the Imperial Service Order 20th-century Australian public servants {{Australia-gov-bio-stub