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Life Summary

Name	Sir John William Goodsell
Born	6 July, 1906 Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 July, 1981 (aged 74) Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Nicol, Thomas Bruce (work colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1922-1971) New South Wales, Australia public service head (1948-1971) New South Wales, Australia public service commissioner (1960-1971) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate