Maurice Timbs

Maurice Carmel Timbs (1917–1994) was a senior Australian public servant and administrator.

Born in 1917, Timbs was educated at the University of Sydney, where he was a rugby league footballer. He joined the Australian Public Service in 1936.

In 1943, during his war service with AIF artillery,

After the war, he held a number of positions including Executive Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission in the early 1970s.

Between 1976 and 1984, Timbs was a Christmas Island Phosphate Commissioner.

Awards and honours Timbs was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1981.

Timbs Street in Casey, Australian Capital Territory is named for Maurice Timbs.