The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1946–47
In July 1945, the Secretary of State for the Colonies appointed me leader of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey for two years, an appointment which brought a prospect of a free existence in the wide open spaces as compared with routine office life. I soon found this prospect fading over the ho...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400037165 2024-03-03T08:48:21+00:00 The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1946–47 Bingham, E. W. 1947 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400037165 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400037165 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 5, issue 33-34, page 27-39 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1947 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400037165 2024-02-08T08:28:34Z In July 1945, the Secretary of State for the Colonies appointed me leader of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey for two years, an appointment which brought a prospect of a free existence in the wide open spaces as compared with routine office life. I soon found this prospect fading over the horizon. For months I was tied to an office, early and late, surrounded by scores of papers, insistent questioners and a ceaseless telephone bell. All this was necessary before the stores were ordered, packed and dispatched and the staff appointed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 5 33-34 27 39 |
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In July 1945, the Secretary of State for the Colonies appointed me leader of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey for two years, an appointment which brought a prospect of a free existence in the wide open spaces as compared with routine office life. I soon found this prospect fading over the horizon. For months I was tied to an office, early and late, surrounded by scores of papers, insistent questioners and a ceaseless telephone bell. All this was necessary before the stores were ordered, packed and dispatched and the staff appointed. |
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