Bede Fanning

Bede Fanning
ISO
Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
In office
11 June 1946 – 14 March 1949
Personal details
Born
Lawrence Bede Fanning

(1885-08-18)18 August 1885
Casino, New South Wales
Died14 August 1970(1970-08-14) (aged 84)
Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria
Resting placeMelbourne general cemetery
NationalityAustralia Australian
Spouse(s)Amy Edwards
(m. 1910–1951; her death)
OccupationPublic servant

Lawrence Bede Fanning ISO (18 August 1885 – 14 August 1970) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department in the 1940s.

Life and career

Bede Fanning was born in Casino, New South Wales on 18 August 1885.[1]

During World War II, while the Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department at the time, Daniel McVey, was engaged on work for the Department of Civil Aviation and Aircraft production, Fanning was head of the Australian Post Office.[2]

In June 1946, Fanning was appointed Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department.[3] He retired from his position at the Department in March 1949 and the day after his retirement began a three-year term as Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board, tasked with supervising the provision of radio and television services and maintaining technical and programming standards.[1]

Fanning died on 14 August 1970 in Hawthorn, Melbourne.[1]

Awards

Fanning was awarded an Imperial Service Order in June 1941 as the Chief Telephone Inspector in the Postmaster-General's Department.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Preston, A.N. (1996), "Fanning, Lawrence Bede (1885–1970)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 27 July 2014
  2. ^ "Mr. L. B. Fanning is New Postal Head". The Advertiser. 5 June 1946. p. 8.
  3. ^ CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 11 March 2020, retrieved 5 December 2013
  4. ^ "Search Australian Honours: FANNING, Lawrence Beed", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 27 July 2014
Government offices
Preceded by Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
1946 – 1949 		Succeeded by



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