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Name	Peter Roden Gilham
Born	23 June, 1925 Smithton, Tasmania, Australia
Died	24 March, 1996 (aged 70) South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (prostate)
Education *	Bracknell Primary School (Tas) (student, 1930-1936) Launceston Junior Technical School (Tas) (student, 1937-1941)
Occupation or Descriptor *	sailor (1942-1946) Federal, Australia bar staff (1946-1951) Tasmania, Australia farm labourer (1946-1951) Tasmania, Australia shearer (1946-1951) Tasmania, Australia market gardener (1951-1966) Tasmania, Australia poultry farmer (1951-1966) Tasmania, Australia company director (1966-1995) Tasmania, Australia company managing director (1969-1995) Tasmania, Australia exporter (1975-1995) Tasmania, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (sailor, 1942-1946)
Awards	Advance Australia Award (recipient, 1994-1994)
Key Organisations *	Chamber of Commerce (Devonport, Tas) (member) Northern Tasmania Football Association (footballer, 1952-1960)
Workplaces *	Boisdale Pty Ltd (co-owner, 1966-1968) Vecon Pty Ltd (co-owner, 1968) Vecon Pty Ltd (managing director, 1968-1994)

* Dates are approximate