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Name	George Alick Richards
Born	8 October, 1934 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died	2024 (aged ~ 89)
Education *	Sydney Boys' High School (student, 1944-1949) University of Sydney (student, 1959-?)
Occupation or Descriptor *	journalist (1950-2004) New South Wales, Australia newspaper editor (1958-1989) New South Wales, Australia cricket umpire (1986-2009) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Sydney Cricket Ground (member) Honi Soit (University of Sydney) (editor, 1959-?) Lindfield Cricket Club (member, 1965) Rotary Club of Wahroonga (member, 1990)
Workplaces *	Daily Telegraph (Sydney) newspaper (journalist, 1950-1956) Daily Mirror (London) (journalist, 1956-1957) Sydney Morning Herald (newspaper) (sub-editor, 1958-1965) People (Sydney) newspaper (editor, 1966-1968) Sydney Morning Herald (newspaper) (editor, 1969-2004)

* Dates are approximate

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