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Bonython the second youngest person to serve as Adelaide's Mayor, and during his time with the council he was noted for his focus on Adelaide's heritage. For much of his period as acting mayor and mayor
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followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a lawyer, and then member for Sturt for 20 years. Betty was very active in community affairs, and served on the boards of a number of organisations. In recognition of her activities she was appointed a Member of the Order of the
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AC DFC AFC (KStJ) (15 September 1920 – 19 March 2011) lived an active and varied life, fulfilling a wide range of roles, including working as an ABC Radio broadcaster (1937-1938), RAAF pilot during the Second World War
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was sold in 1929 and converted to a public company, he became a director, and for a time vice-chairman; an association that continued until his death. In 1901 he began a long association with the
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383:(1916–2012) was a conservationist, author and, before he retired from business in 1966, a chemical engineer. He is best known for his role in the creation of the
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