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Steele, Sir Rupert (1920–2000)

furniture merchant, cattle breeder, racehorse owner, and horse-racing administrator

Sir Rupert Steele with his old Bentley, Toorak 1995, by Darren Overend

Sir Rupert Steele with his old Bentley, Toorak 1995, by Darren Overend

Supplied by Mark Bisset

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Sir Rupert Steele with his old Bentley, Toorak 1995, by Darren Overend

Sir Rupert Steele with his old Bentley, Toorak 1995, by Darren Overend

Supplied by Mark Bisset

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Alternative Names
  • Steele, Philip John Rupert
Birth

3 November, 1920
Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

20 August, 2000 (aged 79)
Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

multiple organ failure

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