Walter David Loveridge CMG

Order of St Michael and St George

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 (13 September 1867 – 6 January 1940) was an Australian cricket

Cricket

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er, engineer

Engineer

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 and public service

Civil service

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 administrator.

Cricket

Loveridge played first-class cricket

First-class cricket

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 for New South Wales

New South Wales Blues

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 in 1902 and 1903.

Public service career

Late in 1884, Loveridge entered the New South Wales

New South Wales

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 Lands Department as a cadet

Cadet

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 draughtsman

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 and remained in the state's public service until his retirement in 1930, due to ill health. From the position of inspector in the State
Treasury, Loveridge was appointed a member of the New South Wales

New South Wales

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 Public Service Board on 23 April 1920 and later served as Chairman. In 1930 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....

 for his service as President of the Sydney Harbour Trust

Sydney Harbour Trust

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(1924–1930).