People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

23 September, 1924
Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia

Death

12 February, 1999 (aged 74)
Mossman, Queensland, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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.

• Uniting

Education

• Stanthorpe State Rural School
• Stanthorpe High School
• Queensland Agricultural College (Gatton, Qld)

Occupation or Descriptor

• airman/woman
• community worker
• company chief executive
• company director
• government adviser
• local government councillor
• sugar cane farmer
• sugar industry leader

Military Service

• World War II

Awards

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• University of Queensland Gatton Gold Medal

Legacies

• Don Watson OBE Memorial Fund, Far North Queensland Youth Assistance Fund

Key Organisations

• Mossman Central Mill Co Ltd
• Australian Sugar Producers' Association
• Douglas Shire Council
• Australian Bicentennial Authority
• Ports North
• Tourism and Events Queensland
• Sugar North Ltd

Properties

• Brie Brie Estate Pty Ltd (Qld)