McMahon, Sir William (Billy) (1908–1988)
Biographical Entries
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Walder, Samuel Robert (uncle)
- McMahon, James (grandfather)
- Robinson, Eric Laidlaw (friend)
- Wheeler, Frederick Henry (employee)
- Adermann, Charles Frederick (work colleague)
- Plimsoll, James (work colleague)
- Austin, Richard Wigram (work colleague)
- Casey, Richard Gavin Gardiner (colleague)
- Menzies, Robert Gordon (colleague)
- Holt, Harold Edward (colleague)
- Bowen, Nigel Hubert (colleague)
- Snedden, Billy Mackie (colleague)
- Lynch, Phillip Reginald (colleague)
- Cassidy, Jack Evelyn (acquaintance)
- Cormack, Magnus Cameron (acquaintance)
- Whitworth, Joyce Ethel (acquaintance)
- Newton, Maxwell (associate)
- Packer, Douglas Frank (supporter)
- Cowper, Norman Lethbridge (influence)
- Whitlam, Edward Gough (political adversary)
- Stafford, Alfred George (public servant)
- Bunting, Edward John (public servant)
William McMahon, Australian Information Service, c.1971
National Library of Australia, 12265985
Life Summary [details]
Birth
23 February,
1908
Redfern, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
31 March,
1988
(aged 80)
Potts Point, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Religious Influence
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education
- Abbotsholme College (Killara, Sydney)
- Sydney Grammar School
- St Paul's College (University of Sydney)
- University of Sydney
Occupation or Descriptor
Military Service
Awards
- Father of the Year (NSW)
- Order of the Companion of Honour
- Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George