Biography - Ernest Meyer Mitchell

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Mitchell, Ernest Meyer (1875–1943)

barrister and politician

Ernest Meyer Mitchell (1875-1943), by unknown photographer

La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria, H84.303/56

Biographical Entries

Australian Dictionary of Biography entry

Ernest Meyer Mitchell (1875-1943), by unknown photographer

La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria, H84.303/56

Life Summary [details]

Birth

12 February, 1875
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

21 April, 1943 (aged 68)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cultural Heritage

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German

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