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Ashton, James Hay (Jim) (1899–1973)

grazier, businessman and polo player

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Life Summary [details]

Birth

23 September, 1899
Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

24 June, 1973 (aged 73)
Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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