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Name	Alan Robert Browning
Born	25 October, 1928 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Died	7 October, 2004 (aged 75) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Related Entries	[View as tree] McLeay, John (work colleague) Child, Gloria Joan (work colleague) Snedden, Billy Mackie (work colleague) McLeay, Leo Boyce (work colleague)
Education *	Canberra High School (student, 1940-1945) RAAF College (Point Cook) (student, 1946-1947)
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1946-1949) Federal, Australia public servant (1949-1954) Federal, Australia parliamentary officer (1954-1991) Federal, Australia clerk of parliament (1985-1991) Federal, Australia
Key Events *	Opening of Federal Parliament House, 1988 (clerk of Parlt) Occupation of Japan (interpreter, 1947-1949)
Workplaces *	Dept of Interior (Federal) (public servant, 1946-1946) Dept of Interior (Federal) (public servant, 1949-1954) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - parliamentary officer, 1954-1991) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Clerk, 1985-1991)

* Dates are approximate