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Name	George Leonard Debney
Born	27 January, 1843 South Australia, Australia
Died	1 September, 1908 (aged 65) Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	influenza
Occupation or Descriptor *	explorer (1870-1882) South Australia, Australia grazier (unspecified) (1870-1882) South Australia, Australia cattle breeder (1882-1902) Queensland, Australia grazier (cattle) (1882-1902) Queensland, Australia horse breeder (general) (1882-1908) Queensland, Australia local government councillor (1903-1908) Queensland, Australia
Key Organisations *	Smith, Debney and Co (partner, 1882-1901)
Properties *	Mundowdna (SA) (co-owner, 1870-1882) Monkira (Qld) (owner, 1882-1901) Woodlands (Qld) (owner, 1902-1908)
Workplaces *	Wangaratta Shire Council (Qld) (councillor, 1903-1908)

* Dates are approximate

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