Leslie Thiess

Sir Leslie Charles Thiess CBE (8 April 1909 – 25 November 1992) was a construction and mining industries entrepreneur, based in Queensland, Australia.[1]

In 1968 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[2] In 1971 he was knighted.[3]

In 1999 he received the Distinguished Constructor Award from the Queensland University of Technology.

References

  1. Bell, Peter (2016). "Thiess, Sir Leslie Charles (Les) (1909–1992)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. It's an Honour: CBE. Retrieved 13 June 2017
  3. It's an Honour: Knight Bachelor. Retrieved 13 June 2017
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