Charles Hector McFadyen
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Charles McFadyen CBE |
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| Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Fuel | |||||||||||||||||||
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In office 21 December 1948 – 16 March 1950 |
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In office 16 March 1950 – 11 May 1951 |
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In office 11 May 1951 – 29 October 1957 |
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Charles Hector McFadyen 29 October 1892 |
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| Died | 26 August 1965 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Public servant | ||||||||||||||||||
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Australian rules football career
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1920 | Essendon | 4 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Charles Hector McFadyen CBE (29 October 1892 – 26 August 1965) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time heading the Department of Shipping and Transport.
In 1920, he played four games with the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
McFadyen was born on 29 October 1892.
McFadyen enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force in May 1915.
In 1920, McFadyen played Australian rules football with Essendon in the VFL. In his short football career he played four games during which he scored two goals.
In 1927, McFadyen moved to Canberra. In the city he joined the Canberra branch of the Australian Labor Party, and served as president of the branch for four years. In September 1935 he contested the Hospital Board election. He was successful and ran for re-election in 1938. McFadyen was also president of the Canberra Public Service Welfare Committee. McFadyen transferred back to Melbourne in 1939 and resigned from his position as Chairman of the Hospital Board.
In early 1948, McFadyen acted as director of the division of industrial development in the Department of Post-War Reconstruction. McFadyen was appointed Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Fuel in December 1948, promoted to the position from his role as Deputy Director of the Division of Economic Policy in the post-war reconstruction department. He was responsible for the mining, shipping and ports in the role.
Under his leadership, the Department was transitioned to become the Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport in March 1950, and the Department of Shipping and Transport in May 1951.
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