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Biographical entry Stanley, George Arthur Vickers (1904 - 1965)

Born
26 July 1904
Little Coogee, New South Wales, Australia
Died
6 October 1965
Port Morseby, Papua New Guinea
Occupation
Geologist and Petrologist

Summary

George Arthur V. Stanley searched for oil in Papua and New Guinea, and worked for the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. 1927-34, Oil Search Ltd 1934-39, Australasian Petroleum Co. 1939-42, 1946-56, Papuan Apinaipi Oil Co. 1956-61 and the Bureau of Mineral Resources 1962-65.

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Archival resources

Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, Australian National University

  • George Arthur Vickers Stanley - Records, 1920 - 1950; Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, Australian National University. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Allen, B. J., 'Stanley, George Arthur Vickers (1904-1965), Geologist and Geographer', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 49-50. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120061b.htm. Details

Online Resources

  • National Library of Australia, 'Stanley, George Arthur Vickers', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-460866. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 August 2006