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Hugh David Sawrey (1919–1999)

Hugh Sawrey, no date

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'Sawrey, Hugh David (1919–1999)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/sawrey-hugh-david-34950/text, accessed 13 May 2026.

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Hugh Sawrey, no date

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Courtesy of Alex McPhee

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Birth

3 March, 1919
Forest Glen, Queensland, Australia

Death

10 June, 1999 (aged 80)
Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

cardiac arrest

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