Person

Groves, William Charles (1898 - 1967)

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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 1922-1925, Director of Education, Nauru 1937-1939, Advisor on Native Affairs (Education), Solomon Islands 1939-1940, 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 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1996), p. 340. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140386b.htm. Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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