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Name	Robert George Chisholm
Born	26 July, 1910 Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 June, 1998 (aged 87) Yarra Junction, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	pneumonia
Occupation or Descriptor *	farmer (1930-1950) Victoria, Australia skier (competitive) (1930-1950) Federal, Australia local government councillor (1949-1969) Victoria, Australia Olympics administrator (1952-1956) Federal, Australia local government head (1954-1955) Victoria, Australia store manager (1955-1960) Victoria, Australia local government head (1963-1964) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1980)
Key Events *	Winter Olympics Oslo, 1952 (team manager, 1952) Winter Olympics Cortina D’Ampezzo, 1956 (team manager, 1956)
Key Organisations *	Australian National Ski Federation (president) Hampton (Rehabilitation) Hospital (foundation board member and president, 1963)
Workplaces *	City of Sandringham (councillor, 1949-1969)

* Dates are approximate

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