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Slessor, Kenneth Adolf (1901–1971)

poet and journalist

Kenneth Slessor, 1950s, by Australian News and Information Bureau

Kenneth Slessor, 1950s, by Australian News and Information Bureau

National Library of Australia, 25491316

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Kenneth Slessor, 1950s, by Australian News and Information Bureau

Kenneth Slessor, 1950s, by Australian News and Information Bureau

National Library of Australia, 25491316

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Schloesser, Kenneth Adolf
Birth

27 March, 1901
Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Death

30 June, 1971 (aged 70)
North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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