About James McNulty
Lived 1926 – 2017 (aged 90–91). James McNulty was a civil servant.
Dr James McNulty AO (1926 was an Australian public health doctor and the Commissioner for (Public) Health in Western Australia between 1979 and 1984.
Born in Belfast in 1926, he obtained his medical degree from Queen’s University of Belfast.
McNulty was known for his contributions to the improved ventilation conditions in mining in Western Australia and his analysis and reporting of the working conditions and the health of workers in the Wittenoom Asbestos mine from 1959 until its closure in 1966.
Following his retirement from the Health Department in 1987, McNulty was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia in the New Year's Honours List of 1988 for services to medicine and health administration.
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Who was James McNulty?
Australian public health doctors (1926 – 2017)
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James McNulty was born in 1926.
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James McNulty died on 27 January 2017.
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James McNulty was a civil servant.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). James McNulty. https://biography.guide/james-mcnulty-civil-servant/
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