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Name	Henry Yorke Lyell Brown
Born	23 August, 1843 Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	22 January, 1928 (aged 84) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Canadian 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 *	geologist (1870-1872) Western Australia, Australia public servant (1870-1872) Western Australia, Australia geologist (1881-1882) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1881-1882) New South Wales, Australia explorer (1882-1911) Northern Territory, Australia explorer (1882-1911) South Australia, Australia geologist (1882-1928) South Australia, Australia public servant (1882-1911) South Australia, Australia government adviser (1911-1928) South Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate