533010Remington, Geoffrey Cochrane1public2013-06-23 11:03:212021-06-27 23:31:0320RemingtonDuring World War II Remington had been based in Melbourne as assistant-director (1941-42), labour resources division, Department of War Organization of Industry, and in Brisbane and Melbourne as assistant-director (1942-43), personnel, of the Allied Works Council. In carrying out his responsibility to obtain manpower for essential works he was not intimidated by threats from employers, trade-union officials, workers, politicians or the military. Having served as liaison officer between the department and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, he was chief administrative officer and acting-director in the South-West Pacific for U.N.R.R.A. in 1945-46.From ADB entryGeoffrey Cochrane414G.C.115078069224Remington G.C. : Life.Birth 27 Nov 1897 - @ Summer Hill [ NSW Australia ]8070324Remington G.C. : Specific terms.Admitted Supreme Court NSW 16 Mar 1923 - @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]8092824Remington G.C. : Specific terms.Headed the Free Library Movemnet8092924Remington G.C. : Specific terms.Appointed member of Libraries Advisory Committee 19378093124Remington G.C. : Specific terms.Trustee Public Library of NSW President 19678093224Remington G.C. : Specific terms.Appointed C.M.G. 19608069831Remington, G.C. : Tudor House8070031Remington, G.C. : The Armidale School8070131Remington, G.C. : Sydney Church of England Grammar School8071933Remington G.C. : Death 20 Jan 1968 @ Woollahra [ NSW Australia ]9424627Remington G.C. : Law.Law I, University of Sydney8069224Remington G.C. : Life.Birth 27 Nov 1897 - @ Summer Hill [ NSW Australia ]https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/2912423652Law I.CombatantLaw I., His surname and initials are listed in the back of the Book of Remembrance as a member of the Company who volunteered for active service , and having been accepted for the AIF, was in camp at Liverpool preparatory to leaving for the Front, October 1918.ADB entry Dept war Organisation Melb1941-42, Assist Dir
Allied Works Council Brisbane1942-435318070437Remington G.C. : Solicitor 1933 - Remington & Co. @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]4705Note on B1914, ADB. Not on Nom Roll8072569Remington, Geoffrey Cochrane : NSW Constitutional Association8092769Remington, Geoffrey Cochrane : Royal Institute of Public Administration NSW branch8093069Remington, Geoffrey Cochrane : Library Board of NSW, 1944 - 19686095From 1953 Remington worked through Rotary for the establishment of an administrative staff college. The Australian Administrative Staff College was incorporated in 1955, with memorandum and articles prepared by him: Essington Lewis chaired the company and Remington the college's executive-committee. From ADB entry8970532
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