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Name	Charles Bonney
Born	31 October, 1813 Sandon, Staffordshire, England
Died	15 March, 1897 (aged 83) Sydney, New South Wales, 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 *	overlander (1836-1839) New South Wales, Australia overlander (1836-1837) Victoria, Australia overlander (1838-1839) South Australia, Australia commissioner of crown lands (1842-1857) South Australia, Australia local government councillor (1853-1859) South Australia, Australia local government head (1853-1859) South Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1857-1858) South Australia, Australia company director (1858-1864) South Australia, Australia Member of Upper House (1865-1866) South Australia, Australia public servant (1866-1880) South Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate