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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