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South Australian Births, Deaths and Marriages shows his birth name was registered as Harold Moore, whereas his death registration shows his given name as Harold More. In some academic references his full name is given as Harold Moore Cooper, but the majority of Australian Government sources spell his
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Cooper was the eldest son of Robert Cooper, an accountant, and his wife Mary Antill née Osborne. After his schooling and traveling to Europe, he worked until 1926 as a radio operator in a telegraph company. Privately, he ran an experimental amateur radio station at his home in
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In 1957 he resigned from his position at the museum but continued as honorary associate in anthropology until 1968. He died on 14 May 1970 at Glenelg and was buried in St Jude's Anglican churchyard,
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From 1934 Cooper studied local Aboriginal historic sites with a special focus on sites at
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This biographical article about an Australian historian is a
58:. In 1941 he was appointed assistant-ethnologist at the 213: 156: 31:) was a radio operator, anthropologist and historian. 233: 176: 8: 240: 226: 183: 169: 103: 82: 7: 194: 192: 139: 137: 274:Australian academic biography stubs 212:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 155:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 117:Australian Dictionary of Biography 14: 196: 142: 25:North Adelaide, South Australia 1: 123:. Macquarie University Press. 41:Watheroo Magnetic Observatory 23:, born 29 December 1886 in 305: 191: 136: 43:in Western Australia and 284:Australian history stubs 37:Glenelg, South Australia 29:Glenelg, South Australia 269:Australian ethnologists 62:. He was recognised by 60:South Australian Museum 204:This article about an 111:Mincham, Hans (1993). 47:in the United States. 27:, died 14 May 1970 in 113:"Harold More Cooper" 90:middle name "More". 21:Harold Moore Cooper 17:Harold More Cooper 289:Ethnologist stubs 221: 220: 164: 163: 296: 242: 235: 228: 200: 193: 185: 178: 171: 147: 146: 145: 138: 125: 124: 108: 91: 87: 304: 303: 299: 298: 297: 295: 294: 293: 279:Historian stubs 249: 248: 247: 246: 190: 189: 143: 141: 134: 131: 129: 128: 110: 109: 105: 100: 95: 94: 88: 84: 79: 56:Kangaroo Island 12: 11: 5: 302: 300: 292: 291: 286: 281: 276: 271: 266: 261: 251: 250: 245: 244: 237: 230: 222: 219: 218: 201: 188: 187: 180: 173: 165: 162: 161: 148: 127: 126: 102: 101: 99: 96: 93: 92: 81: 80: 78: 75: 64:Norman Tindale 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 301: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 265: 262: 260: 257: 256: 254: 243: 238: 236: 231: 229: 224: 223: 217: 215: 211: 207: 202: 199: 195: 186: 181: 179: 174: 172: 167: 166: 160: 158: 154: 149: 140: 135: 132: 122: 118: 114: 107: 104: 97: 86: 83: 76: 74: 72: 67: 65: 61: 57: 53: 48: 46: 45:Washington DC 42: 38: 32: 30: 26: 22: 18: 214:expanding it 203: 157:expanding it 150: 133: 130: 120: 116: 106: 85: 68: 52:Hallett Cove 49: 33: 20: 16: 15: 264:1970 deaths 259:1886 births 206:ethnologist 253:Categories 98:References 71:Brighton 19:(also 208:is a 77:Notes 210:stub 153:stub 54:and 255:: 121:13 119:. 115:. 73:. 241:e 234:t 227:v 216:. 184:e 177:t 170:v 159:.

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