[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][excessive citations] He attended the University of Melbourne, and began studying a combined BA/LL.B.
He discontinued his legal studies after his first year, and graduated BA (with Honours) in History on 1 September 1952.
[10] Roe next undertook doctoral studies in history at the Australian National University on a scholarship.
His funded projects include research on a wide range of Tasmanian individuals and history.
Later in 1994, he received another research grant for Roe's own published book Immigration policy and experience in Australia, 1915-1940 which was completed in 1994.