James Thomas Heathershaw (7 May 187125 July 1943) was an Australian public servant and the third
Secretary
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of the
Department of the Treasury.
Early life
Heathershaw was born on 7 May 1871 in
Beaufort, Victoria
Beaufort is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Western Highway midway between Ararat and Ballarat, in the Pyrenees Shire local government area. It is above sea level. At the 2016 census, Beaufort had a population of 1,539. ...
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He was the twelfth child of Henry and Amelia Nancy (
née
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Robilliard),
[ and attended Flinders School in ]Geelong
Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...
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Career
Heathershaw joined the Victorian Public Service in March 1889, transferring to the newly-formed Federal Treasury in 1902.[ In 1926, Heathershaw was appointed Secretary of the Treasury,][ he had even delayed his retirement date by some nine months to finish reorganising the Treasury's pensions department.][
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Personal life and death
Heathershaw married Rosa Ethel Rodway at the Primitive Methodist Church in Carlton, on 7 March 1901; they had a son and a daughter. James Heathershaw spent his final years in Elwood, Melbourne, where he enjoyed golfing and gardening.[ He died on 25 July 1943, aged 72, at Oakleigh railway station. The cause of death was reportedly ]cardiovascular disease
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Awards
In June 1927 Heathershaw was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, while Secretary to the Treasury.
References
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1871 births
1943 deaths
Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Secretaries of the Department of the Treasury of Australia
Public servants from Melbourne