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Henry Walters (public servant)

Henry Walters
ISO
Secretary of the Department of Works and Railways
In office
12 April 1926 – 17 March 1929
Personal details
Born Henry Latimer Walters
(1868-01-24)24 January 1868
Newcastle, New South Wales
Died 17 March 1929(1929-03-17) (aged 61)
St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
Resting place Cheltenham cemetery
Nationality Australia Australian
Occupation Public servant

Henry Latimer Walters ISO (24 January 1868 – 17 March 1929) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as head of the Department of Works and Railways.

Walters was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on 24 January 1868.

Shortly after Federation, in 1902, he joined the Commonwealth Public Service as an accountant.

Between 1926 and his death in 1929, Walters was Secretary of the Department of Works and Railways.

Walters died at his home on Tennyson Street in St Kilda, Melbourne on 17 March 1929 after 18 months of illness. He was buried in Cheltonham cemetery.

Walters was made a Companion of the Imperial Service Order for his services as Secretary of the Commonwealth Works Department in June 1928.


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