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Thomas J. Hartigan

Thomas Joseph Hartigan C.M.G. (8 December 1877[1] or 8 December 1878[2] – 2 May 1963),[a] was a railways clerk who became Chief Railways Commissioner in New South Wales. He was a keen cricketer,[2] playing one first-class match for New South Wales in 1907/08.[4]

Thomas J. Hartigan
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Joseph Hartigan
Born(1878-12-08)8 December 1878 [dubious—see note]
Sydney, Australia
Died2 May 1963(1963-05-02) (aged 84)
Sydney, Australia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 December 2016

History

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Hartigan was born in Wooloomooloo[1] or Muswellbrook, New South Wales,[5]

He joined the railway service as a junior clerk in 1892 and became assistant chief accountant in 1917, chief accountant in 1820. and controller of accounts and audit in 1921.[6]

In 1929 he toured Europe and America investigating railway matters.

He had a disagreement with W. J. Cleary, which may have helped his relations with Lang. He was appointed to the Transport Commission (finance branch) in 1932.[6]

He became Commissioner for Railways on 29 December 29 1932, succeeding William James Cleary, who resigned after surviving a feud with Premier Jack Lang. After five years he was pleased to announce that the Railways had made a profit of £28,000, modest enough, but a welcome change from deficits in the millions.[7]

He was a popular official, with a ready smile and archetypical Irish flattery — blarney — and a politician's memory for names and faces. He was even popular with the unions, but that didn't arrest the wave of strikes in the late 1930s and late 1940s. He was forced to retire in October 1948, to be replaced by his assistant, F. C. Garside.[8]

Other interests

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Hartigan was a keen cricketer: a useful bowler and secretary of the Gordon Cricket Club, which he founded.[7] His brother Roger Hartigan was a Test cricketer.

Family

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Hartigan married Imelda Josephine Boylson on 26 March 1908.[9] They had two sons and two daughters:

  • Geoffrey Thomas Hartigan married Kathleen McBride on 20 June 1940[10] They had twin daughters a year later.
  • John Hartigan married Olga Ferguson on 3 January 1941.
  • Joan Marcia Hartigan (born c. 1913) married Hugh Moxon Bathurst on 4 May 1946[11] Joan was a champion tennis player.[12][13]
  • Gwen Hartigan married rugby union player Eric Excell Ford on 4 February 1937.[14]

They had a home at 58 Moruben Road, Mosman.

He was not closely related to Monsignor Patrick Joseph Hartigan, better known as John O'Brien, author of Around the Boree Log.[15]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The year 1877 is supported by the assertion that Hartigan was aged 55 in December 1932.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b R. M. Audley (1996). Australian Dictionary of Biography 'Hartigan, Thomas Joseph (Tom) (1877–1963)'. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Thomas Hartigan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ^ "New Railways Chief". The Barrier Miner. Vol. XLV, no. 13, 588. New South Wales, Australia. 28 December 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Thomas Hartigan". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Muswellbrook Native". The Muswellbrook Chronicle. Vol. 12, no. 2. New South Wales, Australia. 10 January 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b "High Honour for Prime Minister". The Northern Star. Vol. 61. New South Wales, Australia. 23 June 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ a b "T. J. Hartigan". Smith's Weekly. Vol. XXX, no. 30. New South Wales, Australia. 25 September 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Hartigan is retiring--but not from own choice". The Sun (Sydney). No. 12, 039. New South Wales, Australia. 27 August 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 10 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. LXXXV, no. 2428. New South Wales, Australia. 20 May 1908. p. 1353. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 974. New South Wales, Australia. 21 June 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 31, 100. Victoria, Australia. 6 May 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Sporting Personalities". The Sun (Sydney). No. 6892. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Social News and Gossip". The Catholic Press. No. 1930. New South Wales, Australia. 12 January 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Social News and Gossip". The Catholic Press. No. 2143. New South Wales, Australia. 11 February 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "No Relation to Father Hartigan". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. Vol. XVIII, no. 6. New South Wales, Australia. 24 January 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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