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Life Summary

Name Billy Bogan
Alternative Names
  • William Field
Born

c. 1860
Dandaloo, New South Wales, Australia

Died

19 November, 1900 (aged ~ 40)
Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

typhoid fever

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