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Hawker, George Charles (1818–1895)

politician and grazier

George Hawker, by W. H. Nightingale, 1840

George Hawker, by W. H. Nightingale, 1840

State Library of South Australia, 7471

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George Hawker, by W. H. Nightingale, 1840

George Hawker, by W. H. Nightingale, 1840

State Library of South Australia, 7471

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Birth

21 September, 1818
London, Middlesex, England

Death

21 May, 1895 (aged 76)
Medindie, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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