Person

Bradfield, Keith Noel Everal (Bill) (1910 - 2006)

Born
25 December 1910
Gordon, New South Wales, Australia
Died
12 June 2006
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Civil engineer

Summary

Bill Bradfield was Assistant Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation Melbourne (1957-1968) and Civil Aviation Adviser to Papua New Guinea from 1973. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to aviation. Bradfield studied at the University of Sydney (BSc, BE) and at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom (DPhil).

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Chronology

1935
Award - Rhodes Scholar for New South Wales
1947 - 1952
Career position - Australian Representative on Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation
1952 - 1957
Career position - Director of Airports with the Department of Civil Aviation Melbourne
1957 - 1968
Career position - Assistant Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation Melbourne
1966
Award - Appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1968 - 1973
Career position - Australian Representative on Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation
1973 - ?
Career position - Civil Aviation Adviser to Papua New Guinea
1991
Award - Awarded the Edward Warner Award by the Civil Aviation Organisation

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Institution of Engineers Australia, 'People - Dr. Keith (Bill) Bradfield; Geoffrey Coates; Prof John Crisp; Colin Seckington, Dr Vaughan Beck; Obituary: David Isaacs', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 63 (20) (1991), 23. 'Dr Keith (Bill) Bradfield has won the Edward Warner Award, given by the International Civil Aviation Organisation'. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • Eames, Jim and Carman, Gerry, 'Unruffled airport builder versed in diplomacy', The Age (2006). Details

Resources

See also

Rosanne Walker

Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 26 March 2007

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