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Joseph Anstice Rafferty (1911–2000)

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'Rafferty, Joseph Anstice (1911–2000)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/rafferty-joseph-anstice-33663/text, accessed 2 May 2026.

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Birth

10 January, 1911
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Death

14 June, 2000 (aged 89)
Caulfield North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

stroke

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