Jim Moroney (public servant)
Jim Moroney | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry | |
| In office 15 February 1956 – October 1962 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Vincent Moroney 17 December 1898 Bochara, Victoria |
| Died | 30 August 1965 (aged 66) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Resting place | Canberra Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Ivy Florence Davis (m. 1939–1965) |
| Occupation | Public servant |
James Vincent Moroney CBE (17 December 1898 – 30 August 1965) was a senior Australian public servant and policymaker.
Life and career
Jim Moroney was born on 17 December 1898 in Bochara, Victoria.[2] For schooling, he attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat.[2]
Moroney began his Commonwealth public service career in 1916, in Melbourne as a clerk at the Prime Minister's Department.[2] He went on to work in the Department of Markets and Migration, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Commerce and Agriculture.[2]
In February 1956, Moroney was appointed Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry.[3][4] He stayed in the position until 1962, when he was appointed to a three year term as chairman of the Wheat Board.[5] At the Wheat Board, under Moroney's leadership, the board successfully disposed of three record harvests and Moroney was personally responsible for some of the large wheat sale contracts.[6]
Moroney died of cancer in Canberra on 30 August 1965, aged 66.[2][7]
Awards and honours
Moroney was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1960.[8]
References
- ^ "Honeymoon in Victoria". The Canberra Times. 15 November 1939. p. 2.
- ^ a b c d e Drinkwater, Derek (2000), Moroney, James Vincent (Jim) (1898–1965), Australian National University, archived from the original on 5 February 2014
- ^ CA 63: Department of Primary Industry [I], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 17 April 2016, retrieved 2 April 2014
- ^ "Primary Industry Appointment". The Central Queensland Herald. 2 February 1956. p. 5.
- ^ "Chairman of Board appointed". The Canberra Times. 5 September 1962. p. 13.
- ^ "Death of Wheat Board chairman at 66". The Canberra Times. 31 August 1965. p. 9.
- ^ "Wheat Board chairman dies". The Canberra Times. 31 August 1965. p. 1.
- ^ Search Australian Honours: MORONEY, James Vincent, Australian Government, archived from the original on 2 April 2014