Sir Richard John Randall (13 October 1906 – 15 November 1982) was a senior Australian public servant. He was

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of the Department of the Treasury between October 1966 and October 1971.

Life and career

Dick Randall was born in

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on 13 October 1906. He attended

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. Randall joined the

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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. 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

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on 15 November 1982, aged 76.

Awards

Randall was made a Knight Bachelor in 1964.

References

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