Portrait_of_Mr_Haigh,_from_the_Queensland_Irrigation_Commission,_Brisbane,_June_1973.jpg
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Frederick Bruce Haigh was born in Victoria in 1912. After leaving school he joined the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. From 1937 to 1948 he was an engineer with the Mildura Irrigation Trust in Victoria.
During World War 2 he served in 17th Field Company Royal Australian Engineers, rising to the rank of Major. He saw service in New Guinea and New Britain, and was mentioned in dispatches. He continued service in the Citizen Military Forces and in 1956 he became a Member of the Order of the British Empire - Military Division. He joined the Queensland Irrigtation Commission in 1948 and in 1949 became Deputy Chief Engineer. He then served as Commissioner of Irrigation and Water Supply from 1955 until his death in 1974. He became President of the Queensland Division of theInstitution of Engineers Australia in 1960 and National President in 1970. The Monduran Dam, under construction at the time of his death, was named the Fred Haigh Dam upon completion. Description source: Legislative Assembly Hansard, 28 October 1976 View the original record at the Queensland State Archives: Digital Image ID 23793 |
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