Harold Cecil Quodling (1872–1960) was an Australian Public Servant who was the Queensland Director of Agriculture (1915-1931) and General Manager of the Agricultural Bank (1931-1937).
Harold Quodling | |
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| Born | 1872 |
| Died | 1960 |
| Education | Newington College Hawkesbury Agricultural College |
| Occupation | Public Servant |
Biography edit
He attended Newington College entering in 1881 from his family residence in Burwood[1] and graduated from Hawkesbury Agricultural College in 1891.[2] Quodling entered the Queensland Agricultural Department as a farm foreman at the Gatton Agriculture College and subsequently managed the state farms at Westbrook, Queensland and Hermitage, Warwick, Queensland. After a term as an agricultural inspector he was appointed acting principal of Gatton College in 1910. In 1915[3] he became Director of Agriculture until his transfer to the management of the Agriculture Bank in 1931. In 1937 he retired, having reached the statutory age limit, but was recalled to help the department during World War II.[4]
References edit
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 162
- ^ "RETIRING STATE OFFICIALS". The Courier-mail. No. 1484. Queensland, Australia. 4 June 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 21 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURIST". The Queenslander. No. 2520. Queensland, Australia. 7 August 1915. p. 32. Retrieved 21 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "MR. H. C. QUODLING LEAVES AGRIC. DEPT". The Courier-mail. No. 3535. Queensland, Australia. 5 January 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 21 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.