Person
Ansett, Reginald Myles (1909 - 1981)
- Born
- 13 February 1909
Inglewood, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 23 December 1981
Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Business executive
Summary
Reginald Ansett was involved in the transport industry, first running an interstate passenger service by car in 1931, then moving into aviation in 1936. In the late 1940s he bought the Pioneer organisation and ran a regular interstate bus service. He was an aviator, Chairman and Managing Director of Ansett Transport Industries Ltd., Ansett Airlines of Australia and its other subsidiaries. At one stage he was a Director of Diners Club Ltd., Bic (Australia) Ltd., and Associated Securities Ltd. Ansett was educated at Swinburne Technical College.
Skip to
Published resources
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5557595. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/294983651. Details
- 'Ansett, Reginald Myles (1909-1981)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462163. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_a.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 4 October 2011
- Foundation Supporter - ARC Learned Academies' Special Projects