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Name	Robert James Merritt
Born	1945 New South Wales, Australia
Died	2011 (aged ~ 66) New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian 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 *	playwright (1975-1990) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Aboriginal Arts Board (chair, 1986-1989) Australia Council (Aboriginal Arts Board) (member, 1988)
Key Places *	Erambie Mission (NSW) (resident, 1945-1965)
Workplaces *	Eora College (Sydney) (lecturer, 1984)

* Dates are approximate

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