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Woods, Roger Alastair (1934–1998)

poultry farmer, gliding champion and sports administrator

Roger Woods

Roger Woods

Australian Gliding, Mar-Apr 1998

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Roger Woods

Roger Woods

Australian Gliding, Mar-Apr 1998

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Birth

19 June, 1934
Croydon, Surrey, England

Death

15 March, 1998 (aged 63)
Cobbitty, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

cancer (pancreatic)

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