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Person
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Ranking, R. A.
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Description area
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History
Robert Archibald Ranking joined the Queensland Civil Service in 1874 and until his death on 13 June 1912, he worked as a Police Magistrate in Queensland where he was held in high regard for his handling of the Shearer's Strike in 1891, for producing a much needed 'Queensland Police Code and Justices' Manual of Crime Law' (1905), and for his honesty, knowledge of the law and humanity.