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Name	Robert Bernard Goldsmith
Born	8 March, 1946 Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	18 June, 1984 (aged 38) Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	AIDS-related
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.
Education *	Burcher Provisional School (NSW) (student, 1951) Sydney Teachers' College (student, 1964-1965)
Occupation or Descriptor *	homosexual rights activist (1968-1983) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1968-1983) Federal, Australia
Key Events *	Gay Games (San Francisco, USA, 1982) (swimmer)
Legacies *	Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (eponym)
Workplaces *	Captain's Flat Public School (NSW) (school teacher, 1966-1966) National Library of Australia (employee, 1966-1968) Dept of Veterans' Affairs (Federal) (public servant, 1968)

* Dates are approximate