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Biography: Park, James

University of Otago Professors James Park (left) and William Noel Benson ham it up for the camera

University of Otago Professors James Park (left) and William Noel Benson ham it up for the camera
Professor of Geology Noel Benson feigns despair as Professor of Mining James Park prepares to go on sabbatical, leaving Benson in charge of the University of Otago School of Mines.

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Gavin McLean. 'Park, James', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996, updated November 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2396/university-of-otago-professors-james-park-left-and-william-noel-benson-ham-it-up-0 (accessed 24 June 2026).