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Name	Sir Walter Ramsay McNicoll
Born	27 May, 1877 South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	24 December, 1947 (aged 70) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] McNicoll, Alan Wedel Ramsay (son) Monash, John (senior officer)
Occupation *	army officer (1901-1919) Federal, Australia schoolteacher (1901-1911) Victoria, Australia school principal (1911-1920) Victoria, Australia school principal (1920-1930) New South Wales, Australia country politician (1931-1934) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1931-1934) Federal, Australia colonial/territorial administrator (1934-1942) Papua New Guinea public service head (1934-1942) Federal, Australia

* Dates are approximate