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Life Summary

Name Achalen Woolliscroft Palfreyman
Born

21 July, 1875
Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia

Died

24 October, 1967 (aged 92)
Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Occupation *

* Dates are approximate