About Walter Bingle
Lived 1861 – 1928 (aged 67). Walter Bingle was an Australian civil servant.
Walter David Bingle (12 April 18617 August 1928) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as head of the Department of Works and Railways.
Life and career Bingle was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on 12 April 1861. For schooling he attended Newcastle Grammar School, before starting work in his father's shipping agency.
At Federation, Bingle joined the Commonwealth Public Service as a chief clerk in the Department of Home Affairs. Between 1917 and 1926, Bingle was Secretary of the Department of Works and Railways.
Death Bingle died on 7 August 1928 in Brighton, Melbourne, and was buried in Brighton cemetery.
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Who was Walter Bingle?
Australian public servant (1861-1928)
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Walter Bingle was born on 12 April 1861 in Newcastle.
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Walter Bingle died on 7 August 1928.
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Walter Bingle was a civil servant.
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Walter Bingle was Australian.
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