Person

Mehaffey, Maurice William (1884 - 1970)

Born
17 December 1884
Invercargill, New Zealand
Died
27 July 1970
Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Engineer

Summary

Maurice Mehaffey was appointed Commonwealth Director-General of Works in 1936 after working in the Queensland Harbour and Rivers Department and as a lighthouse engineer and Director of Lighthouses, Melbourne 1931-1936.

Archival resources

National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office

  • Maurice William Mehaffey - Records, MT 267/1; National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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