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George Henry Buckland (1889–1966)

George Henry Buckland

George Henry Buckland (1889-1966) miner, trade union leader Birth: 18 April 1889 at Mount Hope, New South Wales, son of Thomas Millman Buckland (1851-1915), a carpenter, later mine manager, born in Benenden, Kent, England, and native-born Janet Jessie, née Galt (1856-1943). Marriage: 1913 at Wrightville, Cobar, New South Wales, to native-born Violet Mildred Carr (1895-1975). They had one daughter and one son. Death: 13 July 1966 at Arncliffe, NSW. Religion: Anglican.  Archetypal, powerful,...

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