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Name	Donald Oscar Banks
Born	25 October, 1923 South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	5 September, 1980 (aged 56) McMahons Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Sutherland, Margaret Ada (collaborator)
Occupation or Descriptor *	army officer (1941-1946) Federal, Australia composer (1947-1949) Victoria, Australia composer (1950-1972) Overseas pianist (1950-1972) Overseas composer (1972-1978) Australian Capital Territory, Australia music conservatorium teacher (1972-1978) Australian Capital Territory, Australia pianist (1972-1978) Australian Capital Territory, Australia composer (1978-1980) New South Wales, Australia music conservatorium teacher (1978-1980) New South Wales, Australia pianist (1978-1980) New South Wales, Australia
Legacies *	Don Banks Music Award (Australia Council) (eponym)

* Dates are approximate