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MacFarland, Sir John Henry (1851–1935)

educationist and churchman

John Henry MacFarland (1851-1935), by unknown photographer, c1935

John Henry MacFarland (1851-1935), by unknown photographer, c1935

Herald & Weekly Times Portrait Collection, State Library of Victoria, H38849/2652

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John Henry MacFarland (1851-1935), by unknown photographer, c1935

John Henry MacFarland (1851-1935), by unknown photographer, c1935

Herald & Weekly Times Portrait Collection, State Library of Victoria, H38849/2652

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Birth

19 April, 1851
Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland

Death

22 July, 1935 (aged 84)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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