- Robert Somervaille
Robert Duncan Somervaille AO (
29 October ,1921 [Sydney Morning Herald May 6, 2008 obituary.] -April 14 ,2008 ) was anAustralia nlawyer and company director. He served as thechairman of theAustralian Telecommunications Commission from 1986 until 1991. cite news |first=|last=|title=Former ABC chairman Somervaille dies, aged 86
url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/15/2217884.htm |work=ABC News |publisher= |date=2008-04-15 |accessdate=2008-05-07] He also head theOverseas Telecommunications Commission , which later became known asTelstra .Robert Somervaille born in Strathfield, NSW. Somervaille planned to study law until World War 2 intervened. He later joined Hill Samuel now the Macquarie Group. [Sydney Morning Herald May 6, 2008 obituary.] Somervaille was named a member of theOrder of Australia in 1984 and became anOfficer of the Order of Australia in 1992. He died onApril 14 , 2008, at the age of 86.References
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