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Name	Walter Tasman Conder
Born	18 October, 1888 Ringarooma, Tasmania, Australia
Died	3 November, 1974 (aged 86) Nelson, New Zealand
Cultural Heritage	Scottish 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 *	schoolteacher (1908-1914) Tasmania, Australia army officer (1915-1922) Federal, Australia prison camp superintendent (1916-1922) Victoria, Australia prison governor (1922-1923) Victoria, Australia radio station manager (1923-1935) Victoria, Australia public service head (1933-1935) Victoria, Australia radio director (1933-1935) Victoria, Australia public servant (1938-1938) Tasmania, Australia army officer (1940-1944) Federal, Australia

* Dates are approximate