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Name	Alan George Salisbury
Born	14 March, 1917 Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	28 June, 2004 (aged 87) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	University High School (Melbourne) (student, 1929-1933) University of Melbourne (student, 1934-1940)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1934-1972) Federal, Australia stamp collector (1940-2004) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Awards	Imperial Service Order (recipient, 1969)
Groups *	War Cabinet Secretariat (public servant, 1941-1946)
Key Organisations *	Australian Railway Historical Society (ACT) (founding member, 1980-2004) Australian Philatelic Order (member, 1995-2004)
Key Places *	Long Range Weapons Establishment, Woomera (government negotiator, 1947-1947) US base, North-West Cape, WA (government negotiator, 1962-1963)
Workplaces *	Dept of Defence (Federal) (public servant, 1934-1972)

* Dates are approximate

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