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Power, John Joseph Wardell (1881–1943)

medical practitioner, artist and benefactor

John Joseph Wardell Power (1881-1943), by unknown photographer

John Joseph Wardell Power (1881-1943), by unknown photographer

Herald & Weekly Times Portrait Collection, State Library of Victoria, H38849/3617

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John Joseph Wardell Power (1881-1943), by unknown photographer

John Joseph Wardell Power (1881-1943), by unknown photographer

Herald & Weekly Times Portrait Collection, State Library of Victoria, H38849/3617

Life Summary [details]

Birth

12 October, 1881
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

1 August, 1943 (aged 61)
Jersey, Channel Islands

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