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McVey retired from the public service in June 1946. After leaving the service, he joined private industry, working as chairman and managing director of
Standard Telephones & Cables Pty Ltd between 1946 and 1949, and then going on to become managing director of Metal Manufactures Ltd and
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McVey died on 24 December 1972 in East
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