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Name	George Ronald Cole
Born	9 February, 1908 Don, Tasmania, Australia
Died	23 January, 1969 (aged 60) Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic Methodist Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	Australian Rules player (1928-1938) Tasmania, Australia schoolteacher (1928-1942) army officer (1939-1944) Federal, Australia school principal (1946-1949) Tasmania, Australia labour politician (1949-1955) Federal, Australia Member of Upper House (1949-1964) Federal, Australia

* Dates are approximate