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Name	Wilfred Robert Dovey
Born	10 April, 1894 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Died	12 December, 1969 (aged 75) Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Whitlam, Edward Gough (son-in-law) Farrer, William James (colleague) Aston, William John (mentored)
Education *	Sydney Grammar School (student, 1906-1912)
Occupation *	soldier (1914-1915) Federal, Australia barrister (1922-1964) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1935-1936) New South Wales, Australia horse racing administrator (1943-1961) New South Wales, Australia judge (1953-1964) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	New South Wales Bar Association (member, 1922-1964)

* Dates are approximate