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Name	Rupert Albert Geary Henderson
Born	26 February, 1896 Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	9 September, 1986 (aged 90) Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Occupation or Descriptor *	journalist (1915-1923) New South Wales, Australia newspaper executive (1938-1978) New South Wales, Australia newspaper owner (1945-1986) New South Wales, Australia television station executive (1956-1974) New South Wales, Australia television station owner (1959-1969) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate