Identity area
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Person
Authorized form of name
Miles, Robert Victor, 1916-1993
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- Miles, Bob
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Description area
Dates of existence
1916-1993
History
Robert 'Bob' Victor Miles was a teacher who worked in the Queensland Department of Native Affairs between 1946 and 1958. He took up the position of Relieving Teacher in the Torres Strait Islands and was keen to learn their language and encouraged the children to use their own language in class. He resigned from teaching in 1958 and married Joan Froome. He accepted a position in the Fiji Education Department and remained there until he retired.
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AU QU
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Status
Revised
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised, Linda Justo, 26-Sep-2022.
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Sources
Powell, Marg. (2022). 'Miles and Mabo: teacher and master', Blog (State Library of Queensland), accessed online 20-Nov-2024.