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Fairbairn, James Valentine (Jim) (1897–1940)

pastoralist, aviator and politician

James Fairbairn, n.d.

James Fairbairn, n.d.

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James Fairbairn, n.d.

James Fairbairn, n.d.

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Birth

28 July, 1897
Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Death

13 August, 1940 (aged 43)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Cause of Death

air crash

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