Biographical entry Groves, William Charles (1898 - 1967)
- Born
- 18 August 1898
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 11 July 1967
St Marylebone, England - Occupation
- Anthropologist and Educator
Summary
William Charles Groves was Supervisor of Education, Department of Native Affairs, Canberra 1922-25, Director of Education, Nauru 1937-39, Advisor on Native Affairs (Education), Solomon Islands 1939-40, and Director of Education, Papua-New Guinea after World War Two.
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- William Charles Groves - Records, 1922 - 1934, MS 6068; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Dickson, D.J., 'Groves, William Charles (1898-1967), Educationist and Anthropologist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 14, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1996, p. 340. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140386b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Groves, William C', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-560366. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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