Herbert Goodes

Goodes was born in England, migrating to Australia in the 1920s and reaching Western Australia where he took on casual work, including digging dams and fencing.^[1] In the 1930s, Goodes enrolled to study part-time at the University of Western Australia, graduating with honours in economics.^[1]

In 1939, Goodes married Joyce and together they moved to Canberra in 1943 when he was seconded to the Department of the Treasury from the WA Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.^[2]

Between 1958 and 1965, Goodes was the Secretary of the Department of Social Services.^[3] Upon his retirement from the Social Services Department, Goodes was appointed a member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission.^[4]

Goodes died on 12 July 1986.^[1]

Goodes was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in January 1960, for his service as Director-General of the Department of Social Services.^[5]