Maurice Carmel Timbs (1917–1994) was a senior Australian public servant and administrator. Born in 1917, Timbs joined the

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in 1936. In 1943, during his war service with AIF artillery, he married Heather Joan Woodhead in the first service wedding in the Northern Territory. After the war, he held a number of positions including Executive Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission in the early 1970s. He was promoted to his first

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position in January 1973, as head of the new

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. Between 1976 and 1984, Timbs was a Christmas Island Phosphate Commissioner.

Awards and honours

Timbs was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1981. Timbs Street in

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is named for Maurice Timbs.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Timbs, Maurice 1917 births 1994 deaths Australian public servants Officers of the Order of Australia