Background
Vines, William Joshua was born on May 27, 1916 in Terang, Victoria, Australia, Student Haileybury College, 1928-1932.
farmer grazier business executive
Vines, William Joshua was born on May 27, 1916 in Terang, Victoria, Australia, Student Haileybury College, 1928-1932.
Student, Haileybury College, 1928—1932. Graduate, Royal Military Staff College, 1945.
With wool department Australian Estates Company Limited., 1932-1936,station auditor, 1936-1938. Secretary Alexander Fergusson Proprietary Limited., 1938-1947. Sales director associate company Goodlass Wall Limited., 1945-1948.
Managing director Lewis Berger & Sons (Victoria) Proprietary Limited., 1948-1955, Lewis Berger & Sons (Australia) Proprietary Limited., 1952-1955.
Group managing director Lewis Berger & Sons Limited., London, 1955-1961. Director Lewis Berger (later Berger, Jenson & Nicholson Limited., London and Australia), 1961-1974.
Managing director International Wool Secretariat, London, 1961-1969, director, 1961-1979. Owner Old Southwood Station, Tara, Queensland, Australia, 1965-1982.
Chairman Dalgety Australia Limited., 1969-1980, director, 1969-1984, managing director, 1970-1976, director Dalgety New Zealand Limited., 1969-1980, director Dalgety Limited., London, 1969-1980, director Dalgety Australia HoldingsLtd., 1984-1990, Dalgety Farmers Limited., 1984-1992.
Chairman Thorn Electrical Industries Australia Limited., 1969-1974. Director Commercial Union Assurance Company Australia Limited., 1969-1978, Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co Australia Holding Proprietary Limited., 1969-1971.
Chairman Wiggins Teape Limited.
Australia, 1969-1972. Director Wiggins Teape Limited., London, 1969-1978. Chairman Carbonless Papers (Wiggins Teape) Proprietary Limited., 1970-1978.
Founding chairman Australian Wool Commission, 1970-1972.
Director Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Banking Group Limited., 1976-1989, deputy chairman, 1981-1982, chairman, 1982-1989, member international board advisors, 1989-1990. Owner Cliffdale Station, Currabubula, New South Wales, Australia, since 1982.
Director, chairman Associated Pulp & Paper Mills Limited., 1972-1983. Deputy chairman Tubemakers of Australia Limited., 1970-1986;director CRA Limited., 1976-1984, Portuguese Phillip Mills Limited., 1971-1989.
Participant-time member executive Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, 1973-1978.
Member.Commonwealth Government Economics Advisory Group, 1976-1986. Chairman Sir Robert Menaies Memorial Trust, 1978-1992. Chairman council Hawkesbury Agricultural College, 1974-1985.
Australian counsellor Conference Board, 1975-1990 Served to Major AustralianArmy, 1940-1945.
Mentioned in dispatches. Decorated companion Order Saint Michael and Saint George for service to wool industry, 1969, Companion Order of Australia, 1987.
Invested Knight Bachelor, 1977.
Chairman Sir Robert Menaies Memorial Trust, 1978—1992. Chairman council Hawkesbury Agricultural College, 1974—1985. Australian counsellor Conference Board, 1975—1990.