Albert
James
(Bert)
Thiess
CBE AO
Born in Drayton, Queensland, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Heinrich Thiess
and Marie Paulina (Rutsch) Thiess
Brother of
Peter Philipp Thiess, Heinrich Justus Thiess, Friedrich Christian Thiess, Elizabeth Mary Thiess, Johannes Rudolph Thiess, Leslie Charles Thiess CMG, Cecil Robert Thiess OBE, Alfred Edward Thiess, Mabel Ester Thiess and Stanley Arthur Thiess OBE
Husband of
Vera (Horn) Thiess
— married
12 Jun 1939 in Queensland, Australia
Father of
Kenneth Albert Thiess
Died
at age 97
in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Mar 2020
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Biography
Albert James 'Bert' Thiess CBE AO was born on 20th January 1913 at Drayton, Queensland, Australia. He was the eighth son of Henry Thiess and Mary Rutsch.[1] He attended Drayton State School.
Together with Cecil, Stan, and Pat, Bert joined their brother, Leslie in a sizeable road-building contract in 1933. In 1939 the firm became Thiess Bros, and was incorporated as a proprietary company in 1946; eventually growing into a group of thirty or more interlocked enterprises.[2]
Bert married Vera Horn on 12th June 1939 at Queensland.[3] Their children were Kenneth (1940-62), Neil (1942-2011) and Daphne (c1944-).
After the Second World War, Bert became the Victorian director of Thiess and began to build the business up there. He also worked on the drainage of farmlands in Millicent, South Australia.
Bert was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year's Honours 1982.[4] In the Queen's Birthday Honours 2004 he was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for 'service to civil engineering, particularly project management in relation to major undertakings in regional Queensland and to the community'.[5]
He retired in the late 1970s and settled down to enjoy his family and restore tractors.
He passed away, just weeks before turning 98 years of age, on 18th December 2010 at Sunnybank Hills, Queensland. He was buried at Mount Gravatt Cemetery, Macgregor, Queensland.[6] He was survived by his wife, son Neil and daughter Daphne, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Sources
- ↑ Queensland Birth Index #C13472/1913
- ↑ Bell, Peter. 'Thiess, Sir Leslie Charles (Les) (1909–1992)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published online 2016; accessed online 23 Mar 2020
- ↑ Queensland Marriage Index #C2489/1939
- ↑ Australian Honours: CBE; accessed 23 Mar 2020
- ↑ Australian Honours: AO; accessed 23 Mar 2020
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald 7 Jan 2011; accessed 24 Mar 2020
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