File:Portrait Of Mr Haigh, From The Queensland Irrigation Commission, Brisbane, June 1973.jpg
He joined the Queensland Irrigtation Commission in 1948 and in 1949 became Deputy Chief Engineer. He then served as Commissioner of Irrigation and Water Supply from 1955 until his death in 1974.
He became President of the Queensland Division of theInstitution of Engineers Australia in 1960 and National President in 1970.
The Monduran Dam, under construction at the time of his death, was named the Fred Haigh Dam upon completion.
Description source: Legislative Assembly Hansard, 28 October 1976
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Digital Image ID 23793