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Name	Evelyn Temple Emmett
Alternative Names	Orion Ah Wong
Born	18 May, 1871 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died	9 December, 1970 (aged 99) New Town, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Religious Influence	Congregational 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.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Thwaites, John Barrass (acquaintance)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1890-1941) Tasmania, Australia bushwalker (1913-1970) Tasmania, Australia travel writer (1913-1952) Tasmania, Australia historian (general) (1921-1937) Tasmania, Australia

* Dates are approximate