Sir Richard John Randall (13 October 1906 – 15 November 1982) was a senior Australian public servant. He was
Secretary
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of the
Department of the Treasury between October 1966 and October 1971.
Life and career
Dick Randall was born in
Birkdale, Queensland
Birkdale is a coastal locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Birkdale had a population of 14,497 people.
Geography
Birkdale stretches from Tingalpa Creek in the west, the border with Brisbane City, to Wellington Point ...
on 13 October 1906. He attended
Wynnum State High School
Wynnum State High School is a public high school in Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
The current principal is Catherine Pfingst, and the Deputy Principals are Elizabeth Williams, Kim Hutchinson, Marina Williams and Lisa Hawkin.
Facilitie ...
.
Randall joined the
Commonwealth public service
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in 1940, taking up a post at the Department of the Treasury.
The following year, on 27 May, he enlisted to the Australian Imperial Force, spending most of the war in Western Australia and demobilising in November 1945.
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After the war, Randall rejoined Treasury,][ and was appointed Secretary of the Treasury in 1966. He retired from his Secretary role in October 1971.
Randall died in ]Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
on 15 November 1982, aged 76.[
]
Awards
Randall was made a Knight Bachelor in 1964.
References
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1906 births
1982 deaths
Australian Knights Bachelor
Secretaries of the Department of the Treasury of Australia
People from Redland City
Australian Army personnel of World War II
Australian Army soldiers