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Name	Ernest Jack Muir
Born	22 October, 1914 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	29 November, 1995 (aged 81) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Related Entries	[View as tree] Coverdale, Percival George (mentor)
Education *	Albuera Street Primary School (Hobart) (student, 1920-1926) Hobart College (student, 1926-1927) Hobart Technical College (student, 1932-1933)
Occupation or Descriptor *	boatbuilder (1933-1941) Tasmania, Australia tinsmith (1933-1941) Tasmania, Australia yachtsman/woman (1933-1941) Tasmania, Australia boatbuilder (1941-1946) New South Wales, Australia yachtsman/woman (1941-1946) New South Wales, Australia boatbuilder (1946-1995) Tasmania, Australia yachtsman/woman (1946-1995) Tasmania, Australia
Awards	Tasmanian Yachting Hall of Fame (inductee, 2011)
Legacies *	E. J. (Jock) Muir Memorial trophy (Royal Yacht Club, Tasmania) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (member, 1950-1995)
Workplaces *	Muir's Boatyard (owner, 1948-1987)

* Dates are approximate