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Lindsay, Sir Lionel Arthur (1874–1961)

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Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961), by Harold Cazneaux, c1925

Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961), by Harold Cazneaux, c1925

National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3110870-1, with the permission of the Cazneaux family

Life Summary [details]

Birth

17 October, 1874
Creswick, Victoria, Australia

Death

22 May, 1961 (aged 86)
Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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