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Robert Henry Burns (1895–?)

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Robert Henry Burns (1895–?), son of Amy Robinson and Charles Burns, and grandson of Kitty Hanley, was born on 4 April 1895 on Wiradjuri Country at Graddle station, New South Wales. He lived at Walgett in 1938.

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'Burns, Robert Henry (1895–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/burns-robert-henry-31757/text39209, accessed 29 March 2024.

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Birth

4 April, 1895
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia

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