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Name	John Aitken Beattie
Born	1871 Buttle Jock, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 August, 1955 (aged ~ 84) Leeton, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	cattle breeder (1924-1950) New South Wales, Australia grazier (cattle) (1924-1950) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Corriedale Sheepbreeders' Association (member, ?-1955) Australian Hereford Society (founding member, ?-1955) Graziers' Association of New South Wales (Riverina) (member, ?-1955) Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (councillor, 1910-1955) Australian Hereford Society (vice-president, 1917-1923) Australian Hereford Society (president, 1923-1938) Australian Hereford Society (trustee, 1938-1955)
Properties *	Gisborne Park (Vic) (owner, 1893-1924) Billenbah (NSW) (owner, 1924-1955)

* Dates are approximate

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