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Name	Revett Henry Bland
Alternative Names	Rivett Henry Bland
Born	2 February, 1811 Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	18 February, 1894 (aged 83) Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1829-1851) Western Australia, Australia Indigenous culture recorder (1841-1848) Western Australia, Australia protector of Aboriginals (1841-1848) Western Australia, Australia company director (1852-1894) Victoria, Australia goldmine manager (1852-1894) Victoria, Australia historian (general) (1855-1888) Victoria, Australia company manager (1857-1894) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate