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Clarrie Harders

Clarrie Harders

Australian public servant

Sir Clarence Waldemar "Clarrie" Harders OBE (1 March 1915 – 22 February 1997) was a senior Australian public servant best known for his time as Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department in the 1970s.

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Life and career

Clarrie Harders was born on 1 March 1915.[1]

He was appointed Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department on 29 June 1970.[2]

In 1979, Harders retired from his position as Secretary of the Attorney-General's department and was appointed legal adviser to the Department of Foreign Affairs.[3]

After leaving the Australian Public Service, Harders went on to become a consultant with a major law firm.[4]

Harders died on 22 February 1997.[5][6][7]

Awards

Harders was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1969, whilst Deputy Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department.[8] He was knighted in recognition of his public service in June 1977.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    Juddery, Bruce (4 July 1979). "New A-G named: Foreign Affairs job for Harders likely". The Canberra Times. p. 3.
  2. [2]
    Juddery, Bruce (30 June 1970). "New chiefs settle future of office". The Canberra Times. p. 6.
  3. [3]
    "Harders post". The Canberra Times. 5 July 1979. p. 3.
  4. [4]
    "Hard for backbenchers to influence legislative style". The Canberra Times. 25 April 1982. p. 4.
  5. [5]
    Harders, Sir Clarrie (1997). "OBITUARY: Sir Clarrie Harders". Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences. 28 (2): 63–65. doi:10.1080/00450619609411354.
  6. [6]
    Whitlam, Gough; Hughes, Tom (10 March 1997). "An Adviser Who Gave His All". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. [7]
    "A mandarin for all seasons". The Australian. 4 March 1997.
  8. [8]
    "Search Australian Honours: HARDERS, Clarence Waldemar", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 11 January 2015
  9. [9]
    "Search Australian Honours: HARDERS, Clarence Waldemar", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 11 January 2015
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