Alex Rigby
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Alexander Leslie Rigby AM ED (30 January 1916 - October 2000) was an Australian builder and company director. [1]
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[edit] Early life
Rigby was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Newington College and Sydney Technical College.
[edit] Business career
- Director - Kell & Rigby (1952-1984)
[edit] Community activity
- College Councillor, Newingtonian College (1949-1973)
- President, Old Newingtonians' Union (1959-1960) [2]
- President, NSW Branch of the Order of Australia Association (1986-1990) during which time the flagpole at Darling Harbour was presented as a Bicentenary gift to the state [3]
- Councillor, National Trust of Australia (NSW)
- President, Australian Institute of Building (1970-1972) [4]
- Vice-Chairman, Standards Association of Australia (1980-1988)
- President, Civic Reform Association (1971-1973)
- Member, Metric Conversion Board (1972-1977)
[edit] Honours
- Order of Australia - Member 1981 for service to the community
- Efficiency Decoration - Awarded 1952 for service the Australian Milita
[edit] References
- ^ Who's Who in Australia 1988 (Melb, 1988) pp 762
- ^ Newington Across the Years, A History of Newington College 1863 - 1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 347
- ^ Order of Australia Association
- ^ Australian Institute of Building
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