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| − | '''Charles Christopher Halton''' was a senior Australian civil servant. He is the father of deep state operative [[Jane Halton]]. | + | '''Charles Christopher Halton''' was a senior Australian civil servant. He is the father of [[Australian deep state]] [[DSO|operative]] [[Jane Halton]]. |
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Charles Halton was born on 4 March 1932 in [[Yorkshire]], [[Northern England]].<ref name=CTObit>https://web.archive.org/web/20140111225915/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/obituaries/mathematician-figured-it-all-out-as-australias-first-federal-transport-tsar-20131028-2wbxk.html</ref> | Charles Halton was born on 4 March 1932 in [[Yorkshire]], [[Northern England]].<ref name=CTObit>https://web.archive.org/web/20140111225915/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/obituaries/mathematician-figured-it-all-out-as-australias-first-federal-transport-tsar-20131028-2wbxk.html</ref> | ||
| + | == Career == | ||
As an engineer in England in the 1950s and 60s, Halton was associated with the development of the [[Concorde]] and guidance systems for the surface-to-air missile [[Bristol Bloodhound]].<ref name=CTObit/><ref name=HawkeCV>http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=6674</ref> | As an engineer in England in the 1950s and 60s, Halton was associated with the development of the [[Concorde]] and guidance systems for the surface-to-air missile [[Bristol Bloodhound]].<ref name=CTObit/><ref name=HawkeCV>http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=6674</ref> | ||
[[Gough Whitlam]] appointed Halton Secretary of the [[Department of Transport (1972–1982)|Department of Transport]] in 1973, and Halton and his family moved to [[Canberra]] from Canada where they had lived since 1969, working as a leader of the Canadian Transport Commission<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110749294</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140111085434/http://press.anu.edu.au//anzsog/dept_heads/mobile_devices/ch19.html</ref> | [[Gough Whitlam]] appointed Halton Secretary of the [[Department of Transport (1972–1982)|Department of Transport]] in 1973, and Halton and his family moved to [[Canberra]] from Canada where they had lived since 1969, working as a leader of the Canadian Transport Commission<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110749294</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140111085434/http://press.anu.edu.au//anzsog/dept_heads/mobile_devices/ch19.html</ref> | ||
| − | Halton's responsibilities embraced [[lighthouses]], coastal surveillance, international airline travel, the first Australian [[communications satellites]] and, later, the development of a national electricity grid. <ref name=CTObit/> | + | Halton's responsibilities embraced [[lighthouses]], coastal surveillance, international airline travel, the first Australian [[communications satellites]] and, later, the development of a national electricity grid.<ref name=CTObit/> |
The Halton family stayed in Canberra, with Charles Halton appointed to further senior positions in the [[Australian Public Service]], as the only Secretary of the [[Department of Defence Support]] (1982-84), as Chairman leading a taskforce on Youth Allowance Administration (1984–85) and as Secretary of the [[Department of Communications (1980–1987)|Department of Communications]] (1986–87).<ref name=HawkeCV/> | The Halton family stayed in Canberra, with Charles Halton appointed to further senior positions in the [[Australian Public Service]], as the only Secretary of the [[Department of Defence Support]] (1982-84), as Chairman leading a taskforce on Youth Allowance Administration (1984–85) and as Secretary of the [[Department of Communications (1980–1987)|Department of Communications]] (1986–87).<ref name=HawkeCV/> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:19, 7 September 2024
 Charles Halton    (mathematician, civil servant, deep state functionary) | |
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| Born | 4 March 1932 Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 16 October 2013 (Age 81) |
| Nationality | British, Australian? |
Australia's first transport czar and Secretary of the Department of Defence Support. Father of Event 201 participant, Jane Halton.
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Charles Christopher Halton was a senior Australian civil servant. He is the father of Australian deep state operative Jane Halton.
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Background
Charles Halton was born on 4 March 1932 in Yorkshire, Northern England.[1]
Career
As an engineer in England in the 1950s and 60s, Halton was associated with the development of the Concorde and guidance systems for the surface-to-air missile Bristol Bloodhound.[1][2]
Gough Whitlam appointed Halton Secretary of the Department of Transport in 1973, and Halton and his family moved to Canberra from Canada where they had lived since 1969, working as a leader of the Canadian Transport Commission[3][4]
Halton's responsibilities embraced lighthouses, coastal surveillance, international airline travel, the first Australian communications satellites and, later, the development of a national electricity grid.[1]
The Halton family stayed in Canberra, with Charles Halton appointed to further senior positions in the Australian Public Service, as the only Secretary of the Department of Defence Support (1982-84), as Chairman leading a taskforce on Youth Allowance Administration (1984–85) and as Secretary of the Department of Communications (1986–87).[2]
Awards
Charles Halton was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1983.[2]
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References
- ↑ a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20140111225915/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/obituaries/mathematician-figured-it-all-out-as-australias-first-federal-transport-tsar-20131028-2wbxk.html
- ↑ a b c http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=6674
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110749294
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140111085434/http://press.anu.edu.au//anzsog/dept_heads/mobile_devices/ch19.html
