Person

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 Stanley searched for oil in Papua and New Guinea, and worked for the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. 1927-1934, Oil Search Ltd 1934-1939, Australasian Petroleum Co. 1939-1942, 1946-1956, Papuan Apinaipi Oil Co. 1956-1961 and the Bureau of Mineral Resources 1962-1965.

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

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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