Education
He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in physics from the University of Leeds.
He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in physics from the University of Leeds.
Probine joined the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research as a draughtsman in 1942. In 1967, he was appointed Director of the Physics and Engineering Laboratory (PEL), and then ten years later, was promoted to Assistant Director-General. Probine joined the State Services Commission in 1979.
Probine was the Chairman of the State Services Commission when the Official Information Acting 1982 was passed and when the Equal Employment Opportunities Unit (EEOU) was set up.
The EEOU was in charge of promoting access to employment opportunities for ethnic minorities, women, and the disabled, and monitoring these across the New Zealand public service. In the 1986 New Year Honours, Probine was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
They had two children.