Person
Ansett, Reginald Myles (1909 - 1981)
KBE
- Born
- 13 February 1909
Inglewood, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 23 December 1981
Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Business executive
Summary
Sir 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.
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Chronology
- 14 Jun 1969
- Award - Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - in recognition of service to the transport industry
- 1 Aug 1977
- Award - Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal
Published resources
Gazette Articles
- 'Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal', Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, P7 (1 Aug 1977) (1977), 54, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237152137. Details
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
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 9 October 2025
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