14-624: Carmody is a surname of Irish origin. The name refers to: Persons [ edit ] Alan Carmody (1920–1978), an Australian public servant Art Carmody (born 1984), an American college football kicker Bill Carmody (born 1951), an American college basketball coach David W. Carmody (1908–1976), Associate Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court Don Carmody (contemporary), an American film producer Edmond Carmody (born 1934) Irish-born American bishop of
28-704: A radar officer and was demobbed in 1945. He studied at the Canberra University College and graduated from the University of Melbourne with degrees in Arts (1946), Commerce (1947) and a Masters of Commerce (1950). During various stages of Carmody's career, he worked within the Department of Trade and Customs ; the tariff board; the department of trade where he was deputy-secretary; the department of customs and excise as comptroller-general ;
42-574: A street in the Canberra suburb of Casey was named Carmody Street in Alan Carmody's honour. A practising Catholic , Carmody married Elizabeth Mary Brennan in St Patrick's Catholic Church , Adelaide , on 25 October 1944. Together they had five children. Carmody died suddenly from coronary vascular disease on 12 April 1978, aged 57, at his Canberra home, while still serving as Secretary of
56-552: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alan Carmody Sir Alan Thomas Carmody CBE (8 September 1920 – 12 April 1978) was an Australian public servant and government official, who was knighted for his contributions. Carmody was born at Malvern , a suburb of Melbourne , in Victoria . His father, Thomas Carmody, worked as a telephone mechanic for the Postmaster-General's Department and
70-713: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi Erin Carmody (born 1988), a Canadian (PEI) curler Isobelle Carmody (born 1958), an Australian author of science fiction, fantasy, and children's books John Carmody (judge) (1854–1920), Associate Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court John M. Carmody (1881–1963), an American administrator Kev Carmody (born 1946), an Australian Indigenous singer-songwriter Martin H. Carmody (1872–1950), an American Supreme Knight of
84-661: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police . The force would have dealt with smuggling and white-collar crime . The project never came to pass for political reasons. In 1964, Carmody was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire , that was upgraded to a Companion of the Order in 1971. In 1977, Carmody was appointed a Knight Bachelor in recognition of service to the public service. In 2008,
98-411: The surname Carmody . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carmody&oldid=1183087445 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
112-642: The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. After a service at St Christopher's Cathedral , he was interred in Canberra. He was survived by his wife, two daughters and three sons. Postmaster-General%27s Department The Postmaster-General's Department ( PMG ) was a department of the Australian federal government , established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included
126-718: The Knights of Columbus Michael Carmody (contemporary), an Australian public servant; Commissioner of Taxation 1993–2005 Robert Carmody (1938–1967), an American Olympic boxer Thomas Carmody (1859–1922), an American lawyer and politician, New York Attorney General 1911–1914 Thomas G. Carmody (born 1961), an American state legislator from Louisiana Tim Carmody (born 1956), an Australian judge Places [ edit ] Carmody Hills, Maryland , USA Carmody, Minnesota , USA See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Carmody [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
140-643: The department of customs and excise (later Department of Police and Customs ) as head; the Department of Business and Consumer Affairs as secretary and secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . In 1975, Carmody pushed for the establishment of an agency to be known as the Australia Police, which he would have headed initially, formed by combining the Australian Capital Territory , Northern Territory and Commonwealth police forces, roughly modelled on
154-977: The department was disaggregated into the Australian Telecommunications Commission (trading as Telecom Australia ) and the Australian Postal Commission (trading as Australia Post ). In 1993 the Spectrum Management Agency was formed to take responsibility of radio and television broadcast licensing, which was then merged into the Australian Communications Authority, that later became the Australian Communications and Media Authority . Telecom Australia changed its name to Telstra in 1995 and has since been privatised. The department
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#1732797800521168-570: The provision of postal and telegraphic services throughout Australia. It was abolished in December ;1975 and replaced by the Postal and Telecommunications Department . Two separate legal entities had been established in July 1975 to take over the department's operations: Telecom Australia (colloquially "Telecom"; later became Telstra ) and Australia Post . The Postmaster-General's Department
182-605: Was created in 1901 to take over all postal and telegraphy services in Australia from the states and administer them on a national basis. The department was administered by the postmaster-general . The first permanent secretary of the department was Sir Robert Townley Scott , who held office from 1 July 1901 until his retirement on 31 December 1910. In its first 25 years, the department grew from 6,000 to 10,000 offices and from 18,000 to 47,000 staff. Earnings grew from £2.4 million to £10 million per annum. In mid-1975
196-855: Was later awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and Bar for bravery in World War I . Alan Carmody attended St Patrick's College, Goulburn , New South Wales . Aged 16, he joined the Commonwealth Public Service on 18 March 1937 as a clerk for the Department of Trade and Customs in Canberra . Carmody enlisted in 1940 in the Citizen Air Force of the Royal Australian Air Force . He was commissioned in February 1943, serving as
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