Downs, Ian
Variant namesAdministrator, politician, planter and historian. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Downs joined the New Guinea administration as a patrol officer in 1935. He was appointed Assistant Director of Native Affairs in 1951 and was later elected to both the Legislative Council and House of Assembly. Downs served as President of the Highlands Farmers and Settlers Association between 1957-1968 and wrote an official history of the Australian administration which was published in 1980.
From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1935-1994. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225684287
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| creatorOf | Downs, Ian. Patrol and other reports [microform] / by I.F.G. Downs. | University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hamilton Library | |
| creatorOf | Downs, Ian, 1915-2004. Papers [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Black, J. R. (John Russell), 1908-1988. Map of the journeys of the Hagen-Sepik Patrol, 1938-39 / by J.R. Black ; compiled from the field notes of J.L. Taylor, J.R. Black, I.F.G. Downs of the Department of District Services and Native Affairs, and C.B. Walsh of the Public Health Department. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Black, John. Hagen-Sepik patrol [microform], 1938-1939. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library |
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| associatedWith | Black, J. R. (John Russell), 1908-1988. | person |
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Birth 1915
Death 2004
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