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Name	Alonzo Sparkes
Born	August, 1848 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	1 August, 1923 (aged ~ 75) Hamilton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Occupation *	butcher (1866-1868) Queensland, Australia goldminer (1868-1870) Queensland, Australia meatworks owner (1870-1923) Queensland, Australia racehorse breeder (1880-1923) Queensland, Australia racehorse owner (1880-1923) Queensland, Australia
Key Organisations *	Brisbane Club (member, ?-1923)
Properties *	Manumbar (Qld) (owner, ?-1923)
Workplaces *	Sparkes Ltd (owner, 1920-1923)

* Dates are approximate

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