Colin Troup Moodie (5 April 19136 February 2000) was an Australian public servant and

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Life and career

Moodie was born on 5 April 1913 in

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. In 1920, when Moodie was seven, he and his family moved to

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so that Moodie's father could take a bank manager role. Moodie was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide, achieving a scholarship to St. Mark's College at the

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after being named dux of his class. Moodie graduated from the university in 1934 with a Bachelor of Laws. He began a legal career and was associate to Herbert Angas Parsons before resigning in 1937 to take up an appointment at the

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as a clerk. In 1944 Moodie was appointed official secretary to the first Australian High Commissioner to India

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. Moodie was one of several officers responsible for setting up the new mission in Delhi. Moodie was appointed Australia's first Minister to Burma in 1954. From 1972 to 1975, Moodie was Australian Ambassador to South Africa. Moodie died in Adelaide on 6 February 2000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moodie, Colin 1913 births 2000 deaths Ambassadors of Australia to Myanmar Ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands High Commissioners of Australia to New Zealand High Commissioners of Australia to South Africa High Commissioners of Australia to Botswana University of Adelaide alumni