John Douglas Story

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Story Bridge as seen from the Eagle Street Pier
Story Bridge as seen from the Eagle Street Pier
J. D. Story Administration Building at the University of Queensland
J. D. Story Administration Building at the University of Queensland

John Douglas Story (7 August 1869, Edinburgh, Scotland2 February 1966, Brisbane, Australia).

Also known as J. D. Story, he migrated to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with his parents, as a child, and attended Brisbane Grammar School and Brisbane Technical College.

Story was a prominent Queensland public servant who entered the Queensland Public Service and was Under-Secretary for the Department of Education between 1906 and 1920. He was the Public Service Commissioner from 1920 to 1939.

Story worked for the establishment of the University of Queensland and was a government representative on the University senate.

Both the J. D. Story Administration Building at the University of Queensland and Brisbane's Story Bridge were named in his honour.

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