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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-08-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002009b.htm person Fletcher Harold Oswald Polar Medal AACR2 26 February 1903 3 August 1996 Place of Birth New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Palaeontologist Harold Fletcher was Curator of Palaeontology, Australian Museum, Sydney from 1941 and Deputy Director 1956-1967 after having joined the museum in 1918. He was a member of the British, Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expeditions (BANZARE) 1929-1930, 1930-1931. 1929 1930 Career position - Assistant biologist, British, Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) 1930 1931 Career position - Assistant biologist, British, Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) 1934 1934 Award - Polar Medal, British, Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) 1929-1931 1941 Career position - Curator of Palaeontology, Australian Museum, Sydney 1949 1949 Career position - Honorary Abstractor (Geology/Palaeontology), Australian Science Abstracts, Australian National Research Council 1956 1957 Career position - Deputy Director, Australian Museum, Sydney Australian Museum (1827 - )

Curator of Palaeontology, 1941 - ; Deputy Director, 1956 - 1967

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Honorary Abstractor (Geology/Palaeontology), Australian Science Abstracts 1949 -

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 Fletcher, H O (1903-1996)

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 'Fletcher, Harold Oswald', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Fletcher, Harold Oswald Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Medal Awards - For Antarctic Research Expedition Medal Awards - For Antarctic Research Expedition 1934 The Canberra Times 2 Book: Antarctic Days with Mawson: a Personal Account of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition of 1929-31 Fletcher, Harold Oswald Antarctic Days with Mawson: a Personal Account of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition of 1929-31 London Angus & Robertson 1984 Harold Oswald Fletcher - Records National Library of Australia Oral History Collection Harold Oswald Fletcher - Records DeB 818-820 1918 - 1975 Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg 17 March 1975, c123 minutes, 41 page transcript [DeB 818-820]. 3 tapes Audio