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- [198-?] (Creation)
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18 l. ; 33 cm.
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William Robert Morrow was an Irish-born railway worker. He was the father of Bill Morrow who went on to become a Senator for Tasmania.
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George Edwin Bond. Born 13 November 1913 in Wondai, Queensland. Attended high school in Bundaberg. Worked in various tradesman positions. Enlisted in the RAAF in 1942 and served in Australia and Papua New Guinea. On return from war he was involved in the manufacture and erection of thousands of headstones for war cemeteries. Rejoined the RAAF in 1952 during the Korean War. Discharged in 1966. Worked as a caretaker at Newstead House and then the University of Queensland Library. Retired in 1977. Lifelong railway enthusiast and passionate researcher of Queensland history, particularly genealogy and monumental masonry. Member of the Australian Railway Historical Society and at one time served as Councillor of the Queensland Division of the ARHS. Also a member of the Light Railway Research Society of Australia Inc. (LRRSA). Moved to the Gold Coast in 1986. Died on 6 June 2011 on the Gold Coast.
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- English
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This copy retyped and rearranged by George Bond.
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Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.