Person
Corbett, Arthur Brownlow (c. 1876 - 1970)
- Born
- c. 1876
- Died
- 20 March 1970
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Telegraphic engineer
Summary
Arthur Corbett was the Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs, Postmaster-General's Department in Queensland.
Details
Chronology
- - 1933
- Career position - Superintendent of Mails, Sydney general post office, Postmaster-General's Department
- 1923
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1933
- Award - Electrical Association Premium, Institution of Engineers Australia [Presented in 1940, in Melbourne.]
- 1933 - 1939
- Career position - Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs, Postmaster-General's Department
- 1 Jan 1938
- Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) - Deputy Director - PMG Department in Qld
- 1939 - c. 1944
- Career position - Director-General of Civil Aviation
- 1944
- Life event - Retired
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Prentice, S. A., 'Corbett, Arthur Brownlow (1877-1970), engineer and administrator' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 500-501. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/corbett-arthur-brownlow-9825. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 27 January 2026