Papers. ca. 1964-ca. 1983.

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Papers. ca. 1964-ca. 1983.

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Papers of Sir William Dargie, including correspondence, 1964-1968, 1983, from Hal Porter, 1964 and 1965; Lady Maie Casey, 1966, together with photograph of Lord Casey and a drawing by Lady Casey showing the correct placing of insignia; together with an explanatory note by Sir William; Sir James Plimsoll, 15 July, 1983, together with typescript of Sir James's address to the Friends of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery on 28 June, 1983 entitled "On collectors and on Museums". Includes a black and white photograph of portrait of Sir Neil Hamilton Fairley. Also: Two field diaries kept by Sir William during the periods 29.1.69-19.2.69/11.8.69-11.9.69 and 4.6.70-17.6.70, while collecting Melanesian artifacts in Papua New Guinea and discussing with people there a proposed travelling Exhibition of Contemporary Art in 1970-71. Inserted in the 1969 diary are two typescript pages numbered 8 and 9, 27.10.69-28.10.69, a black and white negative of islands and a one page paper entitled "Arawe District, New Britain. Artificial Cranial Deformation."

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Porter, Hal

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Hal Porter is best known for The watcher on the cast-iron balcony. From the description of Letters [manuscript]. 1963-1989. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223435107 Hal Porter, author and artist, was born in Melbourne and worked as a cadet reporter, schoolmaster, librarian, director and actor. In 1961 he became a full time writer and received Commonwealth Literary Fund Fellowships, 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968, subsidies, 1961 and 1972, and a three year grant, 1974-...

Casey, Maie, Lady

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Artist, author, aviator and wife of the former Governor-General of Australia, Baron Casey. Publications include "An Australian story 1837-1907" (1962) and "Tides and eddies" (1966). From the description of Papers of Maie Casey. 1931-1987. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225719557 ...

Fairley, N. Hamilton (Neil Hamilton), 1891-1966

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MD.D.Sc. (Melb.); Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Lond., 1930-1940; Director of Medicine, Australian Military Forces, 1942; Chairman, Combined Advisory Committee on Tropical Medicine, Hygiene and Sanitation, responsible to Gen. MacArthur, Sth. West Pacific area, 1943-1946. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225772532 ...

Dargie, William, Sir, 1912-2003

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Plimsoll, James, Sir, 1917-1987

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Diplomat and governor. Posts included High Commissioner to India (1963-65), Secretary of Department of External Affairs (1965-70), High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1980-81) and Governor of Tasmania (1982-87). From the description of Papers. 1928-1987. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225825701 ...