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AU ANUA 47
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- 1947 (Creation)
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0.2 m (1 type 1 box)
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Thomas Miles Owen completed his degree in commerce from the University of Melbourne and began lecturing in accounting at Canberra University College in March 1939. Owen was Registrar of Canberra University College from 27 March 1939 to 1960 when the college amalgamated with the Australian National University. On 9 March 1962 Owen was appointed Associate Registrar, School of General Studies at the ANU. He was also secretary for the Building and Grounds Committee. He retired in January 1968. He was a Fellow of the Australian Society of Accountants. Owen died in Canberra on 22 March 2005.
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The manuscript of 'The Structure of Accounting' dated 25 August 1947 was written by Tom Owen and entered in the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants' Accounting Treatise Competition under the pseudonym 'Fontes'. It was awarded a cash prize c. 1949. It was rescued from the fire at the Melbourne Building in April 1953 and is charred at the edges but readable. There are several copies: part 1 is about 69 pages and part 2 135 pages. It has been retained because of its association with the fire.
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Prepared by Maggie Shapley on 3 August 2007