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Name	William Robert Golding
Born	24 November, 1890 Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Died	16 September, 1985 (aged 94) Margate, Queensland, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican 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] Spann, Keith (son-in-law)
Occupation *	local government councillor (1917-1976) Queensland, Australia builder (1918-1976) Queensland, Australia public servant (1937-1974) Queensland, Australia public service head (1937-1974) Queensland, Australia historian (general) (1966-1985) Queensland, Australia local government head (1967-1973) Queensland, Australia

* Dates are approximate