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Apart from his writing career, Walker took a keen interest in community affairs. An active conservationist, he served as president of
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163:(1992-03-05)
161:5 March 1992
127:David Walker
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43:Please help
38:verification
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1729:1992 deaths
1724:1911 births
1691:Pure Colour
1686:Sheila Heti
1639:Joan Thomas
1581:Thomas King
1271:Whale Music
1244:M. T. Kelly
1232:Alice Munro
1133:Alice Munro
1097:Brian Moore
1008:Alice Munro
970:Hugh Garner
938:Brian Moore
541:Pot of Gold
517:Pirate Rock
462:Dragon Hill
434:Harry Black
427:Wee Geordie
355:(1958) and
352:Harry Black
336:Pirate Rock
297:Lord Wavell
279:Black Watch
265:John Buchan
257:Black Watch
185:Nationality
1718:Categories
1644:Five Wives
1541:Cool Water
1506:Nino Ricci
1499:Divisadero
1391:Matt Cohen
1337:Rudy Wiebe
1289:Nino Ricci
1198:Leon Rooke
1075:Rudy Wiebe
845:The Pillar
726:Little Man
556:References
407:The Pillar
308:The Pillar
249:Shrewsbury
175:Occupation
153:, Scotland
71:newspapers
1702:Chrysalis
908:Execution
552:Source:
239:Biography
191:/Canadian
1126:The Wars
488:Mallabec
411:The Wire
332:Mallabec
272:Montreal
189:Scottish
179:Novelist
170:, Canada
700:Ringuet
511:Big Ben
401:Geordie
327:Geordie
321:Geordie
85:scholar
1704:(2023)
1694:(2022)
1682:(2021)
1679:Tainna
1670:(2020)
1647:(2019)
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472:1963
293:M.B.E.
196:Period
151:Dundee
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1655:2020s
1530:2010s
1407:2000s
1282:1990s
1159:1980s
1034:1970s
931:1960s
855:Digby
814:1950s
693:1940s
640:1930s
545:1984
539:1977
533:1976
527:1973
521:1972
515:1969
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480:1964
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460:1962
454:1960
446:1958
432:1956
418:Digby
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413:1953)
405:1952
399:1950
393:1949
388:Works
363:Digby
312:Digby
222:
208:Drama
204:Genre
135:
92:JSTOR
78:books
1452:Elle
1114:Bear
439:1957
423:1955
334:and
158:Died
145:Born
64:news
535:Ash
224:MBE
137:MBE
47:by
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