Donald Grant (surveyor)
Australian surveyor and public servant
Donald Morrison Grant is a professional surveyor and the former Surveyor-General of New South Wales.
Early life
Grant was born in Bairnsdale, Victoria in 1934. He attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat, Victoria.
Public Service Career
Grant was appointed Chief Surveyor, Adelaide City Council in 1965. In 1980, he was appointed Assistant Surveyor-General in the South Australian Lands Department and was later promoted to Deputy Surveyor-General. In 1986, he was appointed Surveyor-General of New South Wales and remained in that position until he retired in 2000.
Military service
Grant is a graduate of the Officer Cadet School, Portsea, class June 1954. He was commissioned into the Royal Australian Engineers and served for eight years in the Regular Army. After leaving the Regular Army he continued service in the Army Reserve attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His military service included overseas deployment to Papua New Guinea, Japan and South Vietnam.
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