Person
Archer, Keith McRae (1905 - 1999)
- Born
- 18 October 1905
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 1999
- Occupation
- Statistician
Summary
Keith Archer was appointed Commonwealth Statistician in 1962 after joining the Commonwealth Public Service in 1924. He was the Australian delegate to a number of international conferences 1940s-1960s.
Details
Born Launceston, Tasmania, 18 October 1905. OBE 1965, CBE 1971. Educated University of Tasmania (Dip. Com.). Tasmanian Public Service 1923; Commonwealth Public Service 1924; Tabulating Supervisor Census 1933, Assistant Commonwealth Statistician 1949-54; Deputy Commonwealth Statistician 1954-62; Commonwealth Statistician 1962-70; Director Australian Association of Permanent Building Societies 1970-75; Associated Director Australian Association of Building Societies 1975-79; Honorary Secretary, ACT Association of Building Societies 1979-84. FRSS (Hon).
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
- Keith McRae Archer - Records, 1905 - 1970, TRC 121/38; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- 'Obituary', Canberra Times (1999), 11. Details
Resources
- 'Archer, K M (1905-1999)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458178. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 March 2007
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