▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Public ▁Affairs , ▁and ▁was ▁its ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁He ▁exp ounded ▁on ▁his ▁philosoph ies ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁in ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁issue ▁of ▁their ▁news letter . ▁ ▁With ▁fellow ▁business men ▁R . ▁M . ▁Williams ▁and ▁Sam ▁H ord ern ▁he ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁E quest rian ▁Federation ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁to ▁support ▁Australia ' s ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁e quest rian ▁team . ▁Because ▁of ▁quar antine ▁restrictions , ▁these ▁events ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Stockholm , ▁Sweden ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁Olympic ▁host ▁city , ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁H osp it als ▁and ▁Char ities ▁Commission ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Bank . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Melbourne ▁G olf ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁Pen ins ula ▁G olf ▁Club ▁( including ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁as ▁president ), ▁the ▁Ath ena e um ▁Club , ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Racing ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cr icket ▁Club . ▁ ▁Awards ▁appointed ▁a ▁C BE ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Knight ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Australia ' s ▁National ▁Port rait ▁Gallery ▁( N PG ) ▁also ▁holds ▁port ra its ▁of ▁Sir ▁Arthur , ▁Sir ▁Ed gar , ▁Sir ▁Kenneth ▁and ▁Sir ▁Norman ▁by ▁William ▁D arg ie . ▁ ▁References