Charles Dunford Rowley (13 October 1906 – 18 September 1985) was an Australian public servant and academic.
Attending the University of Sydney, where he played rugby league, Rowley graduated with a BA with first-class honours in English and history in 1926, and also gained first-class honours for his Masters thesis in 1939.
He taught in State secondary schools from 1928 to 1938, when he was appointed a lecturer at Sydney Teachers' College.
[1] Joining the 2nd AIF during World War II, he served in the Australian territory of Papua New Guinea, attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and was mentioned in dispatches for his work in the Australian Army Education Unit.
From 1950 to 1964, he worked as principal of the Australian School of Pacific Administration, established by the Australian Government to train administrative personnel to work in Papua New Guinea.