Person

Leonard, Walter McEllister (1915 - 1985)

Born: 22 February 1915
Died: 1985
Occupation: Business executive

Summary

Walter Leonard was chairman of Ampol Petroleum Ltd 1970-1981 and a director 1958-1981. From 1978 he was director of the Australian Industry Development Corporation and Interscan Australia Pty Ltd after having worked for Ampol since 1938.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

Walter McEllister Leonard - Records, 1929 - 1983, ML MSS 4262; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24080996. Details
'Leonard, Walter McEllister (19150222-19850117)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476941. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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