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Journal Article

Title
Obituary: Charles Halton 1932-2013
In
Engineers Australia: Civil Edition
Imprint
vol. 85, no. 12, Engineers Media, Crows Nest, NSW, Dec 2013, p. 65
ISBN/ISSN
1448-496X
Url
https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.872731125952362
Description

Charles Halton was head of the Commonwealth Department of Transport from 1973 to 1982, and oversaw the consolidation of rail gauges between states; took control of the national road network; coordinated the Commonwealth's land, sea and air transport response to Cyclone Tracy that devastated Darwin; and managed the response to the Derwent Bridge disaster in Hobart. After retirement he took on many senior roles, including commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority.

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