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Name	Ben Richards
Born	1817 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Died	5 March, 1898 (aged ~ 81) Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation *	grazier (cattle) (1840-1880) New South Wales, Australia racehorse breeder (1850-1880) New South Wales, Australia racehorse owner (1850-1880) New South Wales, Australia frozen meat exporter (1880-1898) New South Wales, Australia
Properties *	Woolahra (NSW) (co-owner, 1830-1840) Bulgoa (NSW) (owner, 1842-1898)
Stately Homes *	Kamilaroi (NSW) (first owner, 1893-1898)
Workplaces *	Riverstone Meat Works, Sydney (owner, 1878-1898)

* Dates are approximate

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