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Name	George Thomas Wilson
Born	5 September, 1907 Kumara, New Zealand
Died	3 June, 1991 (aged 83) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Cultural Heritage	New Zealander Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	academic (1945-1974) Tasmania, Australia historian (general) (1945-1975) Tasmania, Australia Rugby Union player (1945-1950) Tasmania, Australia Rugby Union coach (1950-1960) Tasmania, Australia college warden (1960-1974) Tasmania, Australia heritage conservationist (1975-1991) Tasmania, Australia marriage celebrant (1975-1991) Tasmania, Australia
Key Events *	Sydney Sparkes Orr dismissal, 1956 (Orr supporter)
Key Organisations *	Defence of Government Schools (Tas) (president)
Stately Homes *	Rosebank (Battery Point, Tas) (owner, 1974-1991)
Workplaces *	University of Tasmania (history) (academic, 1945-1974) Hytten Hall (University of Tasmania) (warden, 1960-1974)

* Dates are approximate

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