Sir James Schofield Balderstone AC (2 May 192115 October 2014) was a prominent Australian director of public companies. Balderstone attended

Scotch College, Melbourne (For God, for Country, and for Learning) , established = , type = Independent, day and boarding , gender = Boys , denomination = Presbyterian , slogan = , ...

.'OSCA presents portrait'
June 2002, Great Scot, scotch.vic.edu.au After leaving school he served in the

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during

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from 1940 to 1945. He was serving on HMAS ''Kanimbla'' in

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on the night that Japanese midget submarines attacked.Big names farewell former BHP chairman Sir James Balderstone ''Sydney Morning Herald
'' 25 October 2014 Retrieved 27 October 2014 After the war he embarked on a career in the rural sector and business. His directorships and roles included: *Chairman of BHP 1984–89, which included fending off a takeover by Robert Holmes à Court *Chairman of AMP Limited, AMP *Chairman of Stanbroke Pastoral Company *Chairman of Chase AMP Bank *Chairman of the Council of Scotch College, Melbourne *Deputy Chairman of

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*Director of ICI Australia *Director of

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He was knighted in 1983 for services to primary industry and commerce, and was made a Companion of the

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(AC) in 1992. He had an identical twin brother, Robert Balderstone CMG MC (1921-2012), a councillor of the

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for 41 years and president for six, from 1976. Sir James Balderstone died on 15 October 2014, aged 93.Sydney Morning Herald, Tributes and Celebrations
Retrieved 18 October 2014 His final 13 years were marred by the effects of a stroke which hampered his speech.

External links

* Jon Condon, "Vale Jim (Sir James) Balderstone"
Beef Central

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balderstone, James 1921 births 2014 deaths Businesspeople from Melbourne University of Melbourne alumni Australian Knights Bachelor BHP people Companions of the Order of Australia People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne Royal Australian Navy personnel of World War II