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Name	Alan Edward White
Born	26 February, 1938 New South Wales, Australia
Died	28 November, 2013 (aged 75) Northern Territory, Australia
Education *	University of Sydney (student, 1958-1959) Australian Forestry School (Yarralumla, ACT) (student, 1960-1961)
Occupation or Descriptor *	forester (1962-1976) Papua New Guinea public servant (1962-1976) Papua New Guinea forester (1976-2003) Northern Territory, Australia hockey player (1976-2000) Northern Territory, Australia public servant (1976-2003) Northern Territory, Australia
Awards	Papua New Guinea Independence Medal (recipient, 1977)
Key Organisations *	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (forester)
Workplaces *	Dept of Forestry (PNG) (forester, 1962-1976) Forestry Branch (NT) (forester, 1976)

* Dates are approximate

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