Maurice Timbs

Maurice Carmel Timbs AO (1917–1994) was a senior Australian public servant and administrator.

Maurice Timbs AO
Secretary of the Department of Services and Property
In office 16 January 1973 – 7 October 1975
Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services (II)
In office 7 October 1975 – 22 December 1975
Personal details
Born	Maurice Carmel Timbs 1917
Died	1994
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Heather Joan Woodhead
Occupation	Public servant

Born in 1917, Timbs was educated at the University of Sydney, where he was a rugby league footballer.^[1][2] He joined the Australian Public Service in 1936.^[3]

In 1943, during his war service with AIF artillery,^[1] he married Heather Joan Woodhead in the first service wedding in the Northern Territory.^[4]

After the war, he held a number of positions including Executive Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission in the early 1970s.^[5] He was promoted to his first Secretary position in January 1973, as head of the new Department of Services and Property.^[6]

Between 1976 and 1984, Timbs was a Christmas Island Phosphate Commissioner.^[7]

Awards and honours

Timbs was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1981.^[8]

Timbs Street in Casey, Australian Capital Territory is named for Maurice Timbs.^[1]