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Ramsay, Sir James Maxwell (1916–1986)

naval officer and governor

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James Ramsay, 1981

James Ramsay, 1981

Logan City Council Libraries, 000\000035

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Birth

27 August, 1916
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Death

1 May, 1986 (aged 69)
Cypress Gardens, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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