About Herbert Goodes
Herbert Goodes was an Australian civil servant.
Herbert John Goodes was a senior Australian public servant and policymaker.
Life and career Goodes was born in England, migrating to Australia in the 1920s and reaching Western Australia where he took on casual work, including digging dams and fencing. In the 1930s, Goodes enrolled to study part-time at the University of Western Australia, graduating with honours in economics.
Between 1958 and 1965, Goodes was the Secretary of the Department of Social Services. Upon his retirement from the Social Services Department, Goodes was appointed a member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission.
Goodes died on 12 July 1986.
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Who was Herbert Goodes?
Australian public servant
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Herbert Goodes was born in England.
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Herbert Goodes died on 12 July 1986.
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Herbert Goodes was a civil servant.
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