Herbert Charles Brown CBE (1874–1940) was a senior Australian public servant best known for his time as Commonwealth Auditor-General in the late 1930s.
Brown was born in 1874, and joined the New South Wales public service in 1891.
[5] His salary was initially set at £1,100 per year, and his responsibilities included Commonwealth railways, assisted Migration from Britain, and lighthouses, light ships, beacons and buoys.
[7] Having served as head of the Department of the Interior for over three years, Brown was appointed Commonwealth Auditor-General in November 1935.
[9][10] Brown was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1933 whilst Secretary of the Department of the Interior.