Sir Walter McEllister Leonard, pictorial and realia material, 1939-1981 / compiled by Sir Walter McEllister Leonard

PXE 1477
R 2066

fonds

1939-1981

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Objects

909921

2 identity tags - 4 x 3 cm. - aluminium
1 folder (14 photographs) - colour ; various sizes. - black & white

Sir Walter Leonard, former chairman of Ampol Petroleum, was born in Grafton, New South Wales, in 1915. He joined Ampol in 1938 as a clerk, but was in the RAAF 1942-1945 in bomber command and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He re-joined Ampol and rose to Chairman in 1970. He was also a director of CRA, the Australian Industry Development Corp, Interscan, the Science Foundation for Physics withing the University of Sydney, the Sydney Cove Authority, and the National Parks and Wildlife Foundation. He also served as president of Legacy, a director of the Smith Family, on the board of the Salvation Army and president of the Royal Life Saving Society of Australia.

With Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, Ampol sponsored the first international men’s bowls championships, at Sydney in 1966. Sixteen nations vied for the W. M. Leonard Trophy, which was to be contested every four years. Having seen the popularity of ten-pin bowling in the United States, Leonard enlisted Sir Frank Packer’s publications to promote the pastime. Bowling Centres (Holdings) Ltd was incorporated in 1960 with Leonard and Packer as two of the directors and Leslie James Thompson, Ampol’s chairman, presiding.

He was named as Australian Father of the Year in 1969, and was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for "services to industry" in 1977.

(Sources: Australian Dictionary of Biography; Sydney Morning Herald, Obituary, 19 January 1985).

PXE 1477

1. Lancaster Bomber at East Crewe, 194-?
Ian Niekin centre on ground in cap. Walter Leonard 2nd from left. A2 Lancaster Bomber named "Lorna".

2. Men's dinner. No title or date. Probably before 1939.

3. Kyeema, Leonard Cup, 1966.

4. Kyeema, Leonard Cup, 1966.

5. Bowls, Frankston Melbourne, 1980.

6. Sir Walter Leonard, ten-pin bowling.

7. Leonard greeting children from U.S.A. for summer science school.

8. Mr. A.E. Harris, Walter Leonard, R.C.H. Mason. 1970?

9. Sir Walter and Lady Leonard with their children, Gary, Leonie, Gordon and Deidre. Australian Father of the Year, 1969.

10. Sir Roden Cutler and Sir Walter Leonard, 1976.

11. Sir Walter Leonard, at the opening of the Coal Testing Labortatory, 1978.

12. Sir Walter Leonard, with 2 businessmen from Mitsui Co.

13. Sir Walter Leonard, 1980. With Rosario Lopera at the Royal Life Saving Society Australia N.S.W Branch. Miss Lopera was being honoured for saving a life on the 24th February 1980.

14. Mitzui Educational Foundation, 1981. Left to right, Lorna Secomb, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Imai, Florence Miles, Sir Walter Leonard, Lori Thompson, Captain R.J. Ritchie.

R 2066

Identification tags (dog tags) from World War II 1939-1945. "422277, Leonard W.M. RAAF, C of E". "04" on verso.
One tag is circular, one tag is octagon. Tags are strung with black cord.

Forms part of MLMSS 4262

Access via appointment - R 2066

Copyright status:: In copyright - created after 1955
Research & study copies allowed:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtsey Sir Walter Leonard
Out of copyright: Created before 1955

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