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John William Israel (4 July 185030 May 1926) was Commonwealth Auditor-General for the Australian Government between 1902 and 1926.


Life and career

Israel was born in Launceston, Tasmania on 4 July 1850 to parents Adelaide Maria and John Cashmore Israel. He was schooled at the private academy of Abraham Barrett. In 1870, Israel joined the Tasmanian Railway Service and was there when the Service was transferred to the government, becoming
Tasmanian Government Railways The Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) was the former operator of the mainline railways in Tasmania, Australia. Formed in 1872, the railway company was managed by the Government of Tasmania, and existed until absorption into the Australian Nat ...
. Israel transferred to the Tasmanian Audit Office in 1882. Israel was appointed as Australia's first Commonwealth Auditor-General, leaving his appointment as State Auditor-General in Tasmania to take up the
Australian Public Service The Australian Public Service (APS) is the federal civil service of the Commonwealth of Australia responsible for the public administration, public policy, and public services of the departments and executive and statutory agencies of the G ...
position. As Commonwealth Auditor-General, Israel oversaw the opening of special branch offices in all of the capital cities of Australia, with headquarters in Melbourne. His staff performed continuous audits at the Post Office and at Customs and period audits in every branch of the public service, including the Commonwealth Bank and the Government's military organisations. Israel died of cancer at his residence in
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on 30 May 1926.


Awards

In 1916, Israel was awarded the distinction of the
Imperial Service Order The Imperial Service Order was established by King Edward VII in August 1902. It was awarded on retirement to the administration and clerical staff of the Civil Service throughout the British Empire for long and meritorious service. Normally a pe ...
for his public service.


References

1850 births 1926 deaths Australian public servants Australian Companions of the Imperial Service Order Deaths from cancer in Victoria (state) {{Australia-gov-bio-stub