New Guinea Society

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Association

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New Guinea Society

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        Dates of existence

        1957 - c. 1965

        History

        The New Guinea Society was set up at a meeting in Canberra on 31 July 1957, following a call for expressions of interest from Ralph Bulmer, Margaret McArthur, Murray Groves and others. The Society was based in Canberra and drew most of its membership from the Australian National University, the Commonwealth Department of Territories and CSIRO. Professor J.W. Davidson, dean of the Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, required all PhD students in the Research School of Pacific Studies to belong to the Society.

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        Canberra

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        research; teaching and learning; social club

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        Entered from deposit description on 16 April 2013

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            Sources

            National Library of Australia, http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/176856941

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