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Broad, Edmund George (Eddie) (1921–1993)

	Broad, Edmund George (Eddie) (1921–1993)
Born	3 January, 1921 Corinda, Brisbane , Queensland , Australia
Died	30 December, 1993 (aged 72) Kangaroo Point, Brisbane , Queensland , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Anglican Catholic
Related Entries [View as tree]	Casey, Daniel (mentor)
Education*	Sherwood State School (Qld) (student, 1927-1933) Southport School (Gold Coast, Qld) (student, 1934-1938) University of Queensland (student, 1938-1941) University of Queensland (student, 1953-1954)
Occupation*	air force officer (1941-1945) Federal, Australia company manager (1946-1952) Queensland, Australia Rugby Union player (1946-1950) Queensland, Australia horse racing administrator (1948-1993) Queensland, Australia bridge player (game) (1950-1991) Queensland, Australia Olympics administrator (1950-1956) Queensland, Australia barrister (1955-1968) Queensland, Australia racehorse owner (1960-1991) Queensland, Australia judge (1968-1991) Queensland, Australia
Military Service*	World War II (air force officer)
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross (recipient, 1945)
Key Events*	Olympic Games (Melbourne, 1956) (official)
Legacies*	Judge Eddie Broad trophy (Qld Bridge Assn) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Wallabies Australian rugby union team (player, 1947-1949) Brisbane Amateur Turf Club (committe member, 1948-1993) Brisbane Amateur Turf Club (chair, 1974-1993) Mental Health Review Tribunal (Qld) (chair, 1975-1985) Courts-Martial Appeal Tribunal (Qld) (member, 1976-1985) Brisbane Visitors and Convention Bureau (chair, 1981-1985) Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal (Qld) (member, 1985-1991) Patient Review Tribunal (Qld) (chair, 1985-1991)
Workplaces*	District Courts (Qld) (judge, 1968-1991) Licensing Court (Qld) (judge, 1974-1991)

* Dates are approximate