Person

Stanley, George Arthur Vickers (1904 - 1965)

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

Details

Chronology

1926
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1927 - 1934
Career position - Geologist, Anglo-Persian Oil Company, in Papua and New Guinea
1934 - 1939
Career position - Geologist, Oil Search Ltd, in Papua and New Guinea
1939
Career position - President, Section P (Geography and Oceanography), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
1939 - 1942
Career position - Geologist and petrologist, Australasian Petroleum Company, in Papua
1943 - 1946
Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant (Special), Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve [attached to the Far Eastern Liaison Organisation]
1945
Award - Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) - special operations in the campaign in New Guinea
1947 - 1956
Career position - Senior geologist, Australasian Petroleum Company, in Papua and New Guinea
1951 - 1962
Career position - Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve
1956 - 1961
Career position - Senior geologist, Papuan Apinaipi Oil Company, in Papua and New Guinea
1962 - 1965
Career position - Senior geologist, Bureau of Mineral Resources, in Papua and New Guinea

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 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 49-50. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120061b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

  • Stanley, G. A. V., 'Presidential address: The present status of the geographical knowledge of New Guinea [Section P - Geography and Oceanography]', Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Canberra meeting, January, 1939 (1939), 332-337. Details

Resources

Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes

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