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Name	Richard Arthur Ovenden
Alternative Names	Nevo
Born	7 October, 1897 South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	29 September, 1972 (aged 74) Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Occupation *	anti-conscriptionist (1916-1917) Victoria, Australia cartoonist (general) (1920-1940) Victoria, Australia political cartoonist (1920-1949) Victoria, Australia librarian (1955-1964) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Fellowship of Australian Artists (Vic) (member)
Political Activism *	Victorian Socialist Party (member) anti-conscriptionist (1916-1917)
Workplaces *	Herald and Weekly Times Ltd (librarian, 1955-1964)

* Dates are approximate

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