About Arthur Corbett
Lived 1877 – 1970 (aged 93). Arthur Corbett was an Australian civil servant.
Arthur Brownlow Corbett (18 February 187720 March 1970) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation from April 1939 until February 1944.
Life and career Corbett was born to parents Susan Ellen (née Kerr) and George Frederick Corbett on 18 February 1877 at New Shoreham, Sussex, England. He was educated at Ardingly College.
On 3 April 1939, Corbett began his term as Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation, moving to Melbourne to take up the role but planning to return to Queensland on his retirement.
In February 1944, a new Director-General was appointed for the Department of Civil Aviation, with Corbett continuing as Acting Director-General until August 1944.
Corbett died on 20 March 1970 at Kangaroo Point in Brisbane and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.
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