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Name	Edgar George Holt
Born	27 December, 1904 Burnley, Lancashire, England
Died	11 October, 1988 (aged 83) Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation *	journalist (1924-1929) Queensland, Australia poet (1924-1929) Queensland, Australia columnist (1939-1950) New South Wales, Australia journalist (1939-1950) New South Wales, Australia poet (1939-1950) New South Wales, Australia political writer (1939-1950) New South Wales, Australia food writer (1945-1950) New South Wales, Australia liberal/conservative party organiser (1950-1974) Federal, Australia

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