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Name	Harold Jack Finnis
Born	29 August, 1889 Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	19 August, 1980 (aged 90) North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1905-1925) South Australia, Australia show judge/administrator (1925-1959) South Australia, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Dictionary of Biography (ANU) (author, 1961-1967) Australian Dictionary of Biography (ANU) (Working Party member, 1961-1975)

* Dates are approximate