22-515: Howard Beale may refer to: Howard Beale (politician) (1898–1983), Australian politician and Ambassador to the United States Howard K. Beale (1899–1959), American historian and author Howard Beale ( Network ) , a character in the 1976 film, played by Peter Finch See also [ edit ] Beale , a surname Beale (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
44-826: A Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 10 June 1961. After returning to Australia, Beale served as president of the Arts Council of Australia – a private body unrelated to the later Australia Council for the Arts – from 1965 to 1968. He held a number of board roles, including as chairman of the Clausen Trading & Investment Co. Pty Ltd and vice-president of the Occidental Minerals Corporation of Australia. Beale
66-559: A semi-mature tide -dominated drowned valley estuary , is a large inlet of the Tasman Sea located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Sydney on the Central Coast of New South Wales , Australia ; being one of the bodies of water that separate greater Metropolitan Sydney from the Central Coast . Broken Bay is the first major bay north of Sydney Harbour in the state capital of Sydney . Broken Bay has its origin at
88-615: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Howard Beale (politician) Sir Oliver Howard Beale KBE (10 December 1898 – 17 October 1983) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1946 to 1958, representing the New South Wales seat of Parramatta . He held ministerial office in
110-445: Is located at the entrance of Broken Bay. Lion Island Nature Reserve covers the entire island, and is home to a colony of fairy penguins . James Cook recorded "broken land" seen north of Port Jackson just before sunset on 7 May 1770, and named it Broken Bay. However, there has been some controversy over whether what is now known as 'Broken Bay' was what was sighted by Cook. Ray Parkin in his book H. M. Bark Endeavour claims that
132-462: Is the northernmost extent of the greater Sydney area. Pittwater's calm waters make it a popular sailing area. West Head, west of Barrenjoey Head, marks the divide between Pittwater and the Hawkesbury. Brisbane Water is the northern arm of Broken Bay and has the towns of Gosford and Woy Woy on its shores. Lion Island , named for its profile's resemblance to a Sphinx from some viewpoints,
154-635: The Menzies Government as Minister for Information (1949–1950), Transport (1949–1950), Supply (1950–1958), and Defence Production (1956–1958). He retired from parliament to serve as Australian Ambassador to the United States (1958–1964). His son Julian also entered politics. Beale was born on 10 December 1898 in Tamworth, New South Wales . He was one of four sons born to Clara Elizabeth (née Vickery) and Joseph Beale. His mother
176-572: The confluence of the Hawkesbury River , Pittwater , and Brisbane Water and flows openly into the Tasman Sea. The total surface area of the bay is approximately 17.1 square kilometres (6.6 sq mi). The entrance to Broken Bay lies between the northern Box Head and Barrenjoey Head to the south. Barrenjoey Lighthouse was constructed in 1881 to guide ships away from the prominent headland. The bay comprises three arms, being
198-751: The House of Representatives on 10 February 1958 to take up an appointment as Australian Ambassador to the United States . He remained in the role until 1964 and dealt with a number of issues, including the status of the ANZUS Treaty with regard to the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation , the Indonesian annexation of Dutch New Guinea , and the American intervention in South Vietnam . He was made
220-925: The Liberal Party at the 1946 federal election . Following the Coalition 's victory at the 1949 federal election , Beale was appointed Minister for Information and Minister for Transport in the Menzies government . He was responsible for restructuring the Department of Transport, which was merged into the Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport in 1950. He was then replaced in the transport portfolio and appointed Minister for Supply , "a huge portfolio covering defence-related industries and including new ventures in aluminium production and uranium mining, atomic energy and weapons testing". In 1956, Beale
242-557: The area around Broken Bay , including in his own motor cruiser. Beale became involved in politics through his friendship with former state premier William Holman . He joined a local branch of the United Australia Party (UAP), but welcomed the party's dissolution in the early 1940s and stood unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party in the seat of Hornsby at the 1944 New South Wales state election . He
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#1732801698314264-627: The media in 1955 that "every precaution will be taken to ensure there is no danger to human beings or stock". This statement later proved to be untrue, with Aboriginal people and military servicemen becoming contaminated and fallout from tests being detected as far afield as Adelaide and Queensland. A Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia took place, following Beale's death, in 1984–1985. Beale said of nuclear power in 1956 that his government believed that "completely effective precautions have already been developed to avoid hazards to
286-520: The modern 'Broken Bay' was passed unremarked at night, and that Cook was in fact referring to the area around Narrabeen Lagoon . Matthew Flinders placed Cook's 'Broken Bay' at 33° 42' South, near to the mouth of Narrabeen Lagoon. Whatever the case, Governor Phillip was the first non-Indigenous person to examine the present day Broken Bay in a longboat from the Sirius on 2 March 1788. On 28 November 2005, documentary film-maker Damien Lay claimed that
308-466: The population from the use of nuclear power reactors". He endorsed the study of radiation's effect following the Maralinga nuclear weapons tests. Anticipating an expansion in nuclear power generation and other uses of atomic energy, he stated that he believed that it was "necessary that we should expand our knowledge of the problems of radiation as fully and as quickly as possible". Beale resigned from
330-594: The prominent estuary of the Hawkesbury River in the west, Pittwater to the south, and Brisbane Water to the north. These three arms are flooded rivers (rias) formed at a time when the sea level was much lower than it is at the present day. The Hawkesbury River flows from the confluence of the Grose and Nepean Rivers at the base of the Blue Mountains . Pittwater extends south from Broken Bay and
352-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Howard_Beale&oldid=903714753 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
374-438: The wreckage of M-24 , a Japanese midget submarine involved in the attack on Sydney Harbour in 1942 and disappeared soon afterward, was buried under sand on the seabed, just east of Lion Island. Lay claimed to have confirmed that copper wiring found at the site was consistent with that used in similar Japanese vessels. A few weeks later, New South Wales Planning Minister Frank Sartor announced that sonar scans conducted by
396-562: Was Regents' Visiting Professor in the University of California in 1966 and Regents' Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1967 and in 1969. In 1927, Beale married Margery Ellen Wood, a schoolteacher. Their son Julian was also a federal Liberal MP, while a daughter died in infancy. Beale died on 17 October 1983 at his home in Darling Point, New South Wales , aged 84. Broken Bay Broken Bay ,
418-525: Was additionally appointed Minister for Defence Production . He was an advocate of atomic energy and nuclear weapons, helping facilitate the British nuclear weapons test in the Montebello Islands in 1956. He recommended that Australia "produce weapons-grade enriched plutonium and work towards the production of their own atomic bomb". Of the proposed weapons test at Maralinga , Beale told
440-637: Was called to the bar in 1925 and subsequently practised as a barrister in Sydney. In addition to private practice, he represented the federal government in "matters relating to immigration, taxation, customs, navigation and national security matters". During World War II, Beale served with the Royal Australian Naval Reserve as a sub-lieutenant in the Naval Auxiliary Patrol. He undertook anti-submarine patrols in
462-592: Was defeated by the incumbent independent member Sydney Storey . In 1945, Beale became a member of the inaugural state executive of the Liberal Party of Australia . He defeated 22 other candidates in the Liberal preselection ballot for the Division of Parramatta in February 1946, stating that the "preservation of individual freedom was the most important single objective of his party". He retained Parramatta for
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#1732801698314484-401: Was the niece of businessman Ebenezer Vickery . Beale's father, a Methodist minister, died in 1908 when his son was nine years old. He was educated at Sydney Boys High School and went on to the University of Sydney , graduating Bachelor of Arts in 1921 and Bachelor of Laws in 1925; his studies were interrupted by a bout of rheumatic fever which confined him to bed for six months. Beale
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