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Walter Howard Sparke (1870–1941)

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'Sparke, Walter Howard (1870–1941)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/sparke-walter-howard-19037/text, accessed 28 June 2025.

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Birth

2 March, 1870
Patrick's Plain, New South Wales, Australia

Death

15 May, 1941 (aged 71)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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