George Sutcliffe

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George Sutcliffe
CBE
Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Fuel
In office
6 April 1948 – 21 December 1948
Personal details
Born
George Gribbon Sutcliffe

(1895-02-02)2 February 1895
Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died10 December 1964(1964-12-10) (aged 69)
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationPublic servant

George Gribbon Sutcliffe CBE (2 February 1895 – 10 December 1964) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as a Commissioner of the Commonwealth Public Service Board.

Life and career

Sutcliffe was born in Coburg, Melbourne on 2 February 1895 to parents Mary Sutcliffe (née Perryman) and John Sutcliffe.[1] He joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Postmaster-General's Department at the age of 14.[2]

Between April and December 1948, Sutcliffe was Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Fuel.[3] He was then appointed a Commissioner of the Public Service Board, and moved to Canberra.[1]

He retired from the Public Service Board in 1960,[4] and was appointed Commonwealth Coordinator of the Good Neighbour movement.[5]

Sutcliffe died of a coronary occlusion on 10 December 1964 in Goulburn, New South Wales, where he was attending a meeting of the council of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn.[2] He was buried in Canberra cemetery.[1]

Awards

Sutcliffe was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1956 Queen's Birthday Honours for his public service.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kent, Hilary. "Sutcliffe, George Gribbon (1895–1964)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Mr G. G. Sutcliffe dies suddenly at 69". The Canberra Times. 11 December 1964. p. 3.
  3. ^ CA 53: Department of Shipping and Fuel, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 14 March 2020, retrieved 5 April 2015
  4. ^ "George Sutcliffe's life of service". Good Neighbour. Canberra, ACT. 1 January 1965. p. 3.
  5. ^ "New Job for Former P.S.B. Commissioner". The Canberra Times. 25 January 1960. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Search Australian Honours: SUTCLIFFE, George Gribbon, The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil)", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, retrieved 5 April 2015
Government offices
Preceded byas Department of Supply and Shipping Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Fuel
1948 		Succeeded by