Bede Fanning

Bede Fanning
ISO
Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
In office
11 June 1946 – 14 March 1949
Personal details
Born Lawrence Bede Fanning
(1885-08-18)18 August 1885
Casino, New South Wales
Died 14 August 1970(1970-08-14) (aged 84)
Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria
Resting place Melbourne general cemetery
Nationality Australia Australian
Spouse(s) Amy Edwards
(m. 1910–1951; her death)
Occupation Public servant

Lawrence Bede Fanning ISO (18 August 1885 – 14 August 1970) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department in the 1940s.

Life and career

Bede Fanning was born in Casino, New South Wales on 18 August 1885.[1]

During World War II, while the Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department at the time, Daniel McVey, was engaged on work for the Department of Civil Aviation and Aircraft production, Fanning was head of the Australian Post Office.[2]

In June 1946, Fanning was appointed Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department.[3] He retired from his position at the Department in March 1949 and the day after his retirement began a three-year term as Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board, tasked with supervising the provision of radio and television services and maintaining technical and programming standards.[1]

Fanning died on 14 August 1970 in Hawthorn, Melbourne.[1]

Awards

Fanning was awarded an Imperial Service Order in June 1941 as the Chief Telephone Inspector in the Postmaster-General's Department.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Preston, A.N. (1996), "Fanning, Lawrence Bede (1885–1970)", Australian Dictionary of Biography (Australian National University), archived from the original on 27 July 2014
  2. ↑ "Mr. L. B. Fanning is New Postal Head". The Advertiser. 5 June 1946. p. 8.
  3. ↑ CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 5 December 2013
  4. ↑ "Search Australian Honours: FANNING, Lawrence Beed", itsanhonour.gov.au (Australian Government), archived from the original on 27 July 2014
Government offices
Preceded by
Daniel McVey		 Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
1946 – 1949 		Succeeded by
Giles Chippindall
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