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Sinclair, John, 1939-
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1939-2019
History
John Sinclair was born on 13 May 1939 at Maryborough, Queensland. He received a Diploma of Agriculture at the Queensland Agricultural College (now the Gatton campus of the University of Queensland). In 1974 he completed his Bachelor of Economics degree at the University of Queensland, followed by a Diploma in Continuing Education from the University of New England in 1980. Some of the organisations in which he has been involved include the Maryborough Field Naturalists' Club, Gympie Field Naturalists' Club, Wildlife Preservation Society, and he was president of the Fraser Island Defence Organisation (FIDO) when it formed in 1971. He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2014 for his services to conservation of the environment. He died on 3 February 2019 in Auchenflower, Brisbane.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised, Linda Justo, 9-Sep-2022.
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Childs, I. (2019, March 1). Vale, Dr. John Sinclair, AO. News. The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland Ltd, accessed online 10-Mar-2025.
National Library of Australia, finding aid for the Papers of John Sinclair, accessed online 10-Sep-2022.
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Revised with access point and dates of existence, Kymberley Doyle, 10-Mar-2025.