Identity area
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Person
Authorized form of name
Ovington, Michael Robin
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Description area
Dates of existence
1945 - 2006
History
Michael Robin Ovington was the Australian Consul (Consul d'Australie in French) in Noumea from 1978 to 1980, prior to Vanuatu's independence in 1980. On 31 July 1980 he took up office as the first Australian High Commissioner to Vanuatu. Ovington died in Canberra in June 2006.
Places
New Caledonia; Vanuatu
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Functions, occupations and activities
diplomat; linguist and translator
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General context
Noumea is the capital of what was then the Overseas Territory of New Caledonia (in French, Les Territoires d'Outre Mer, at that time). From 1999, New Caledonia was part of France as "a special collective".
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Related entity
Ovington, Lorraine
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Family
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Description of relationship
Husband and wife
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Entered from deposit description on 7 May 2013
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Correspondence with Lorraine Ovington