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Name	Walter Woodman Brooks
Alternative Names	Walter Woodburne Brooks Jackie Brooks
Born	c. 1906 Little Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	c. 1968 (aged ~ 62)
Cause of Death	unknown
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Gundungurra Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Lynch, William (grandfather)
Occupation *	Rugby League player (1923-1936) New South Wales, Australia labourer (1927-1957) New South Wales, Australia kitchen hand (1930-1957) New South Wales, Australia boxer (1933-1933) New South Wales, Australia
Key Places *	The Gully (Katoomba, NSW) (resident, 1900-1928) The Gully (Katoomba, NSW) (resident, 1940-1956)

* Dates are approximate

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