Overseas Service Bureau, 1961-94

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Component identifier:
Series 5
Content Summary:

The Bureau was established in 1963, based on the Volunteer Graduates Scheme to Indonesia in the 1950s. The Bureau administers the Australian Volunteers Abroad Scheme which enables Australians to serve as volunteers in Asia, Africa, the Pacific and Papua New Guinea.

The papers are arranged roughly chronologically and comprise correspondence, minutes, financial papers, reports, leaflets, publications and other papers collected by Engel while serving as a committee member.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were donated by Frank Engel in 1985 and 1995. Further material was added in 2003 and 2009.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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