Phillip Garth Law 1912–2010

Dr Phillip Law AC CBE FAA FTSE was the defining figure of Australia's Antarctic program for many years, leading the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) 1947–66 and establishing Australia's permanent presence on the continent.
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Phillip Law is renowned as the first and best-recognised Director of the Australian Antarctic Division, responsible for conduct of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) 1947–66, with the emphasis on science. He established most of the ANARE traditions and oversaw the location and establishment of all Australian Antarctic stations. He was widely recognised and decorated for both national and international influence. His main trait was perseverance in fighting to achieve his goals. In 1966, he became Chief Executive of the Victoria Institute of Colleges to develop, highly successfully, non-university tertiary education in Victoria. Throughout his professional career, he was a prolific diarist, writer and publicist.

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About this memoir

This memoir was originally published in Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 24(1), 2013. It was written by Patrick G. Quilty and Desmond J. Lugg.

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Phillip Law

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Conversation with scientist

Dr Phillip Law (1912-2010), antarctic explorer

Dr Phillip Law interviewed by Professor John Swan in 1999. Dr Phillip Law was born in Tallangatta, Victoria in 1912. His family moved to Hamilton, Victoria where he attended Hamilton High School. Law was educated at Ballarat Teachers' College and worked as a secondary school teacher in Hamilton and Geelong before beginning study at the University of Melbourne.
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