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Name	Paul Arthur Behrendt
Born	31 October, 1939 Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Died	30 October, 2006 (aged 66) Arakoon, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	myocardial infarction
Cultural Heritage	English Indigenous Australian Yuwaalaraay Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation *	sailor (1957-1964) Federal, Australia public servant (1964-1980) New South Wales, Australia oral history recorder (1980-1990) New South Wales, Australia academic (1988-2001) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Link-Up (NSW) Aboriginal Corporation (contributor) Aboriginal Studies Association (chair, 1991)
Key Places *	Burnside Presbyterian Homes for Children (Sydney) (resident, 1945-1951)
Workplaces *	Royal Australian Navy (officer, 1957-1964) Dept of Civil Aviation (Federal) (employee, 1964) University of New South Wales (fellow, 1988-2001)

* Dates are approximate

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