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Name	Rodney William Ansell
Born	1 October, 1954 Murgon, Queensland, Australia
Died	3 August, 1999 (aged 44) Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	police shooting
Occupation or Descriptor *	buffalo hunter (1970-1990) Northern Territory, Australia bushman/woman (1970-1999) Northern Territory, Australia research technician (1975-1978) Northern Territory, Australia grazier (unspecified) (1985-1991) Northern Territory, Australia
Awards	Northern Territorian Australian of the Year (recipient, 1988)
Properties *	Melaleuca (NT) (owner, 1985-1991)
Workplaces *	Victoria River Downs (NT) (station hand, 1971) CSIRO (research technician, 1975-1978)

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