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Name	Leon Ashton Punch
Born	21 April, 1928 North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 December, 1991 (aged 63) Lovett Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Askin, Robert William (colleague)
Education *	Inverell High School (NSW) (student, 1940-1941) King's School (Parramatta, Sydney) (student, 1942-1946)
Occupation or Descriptor *	grazier (unspecified) (1952-1985) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1956-1959) New South Wales, Australia country politician (1959-1985) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1959-1985) New South Wales, Australia racehorse owner (1960-1991) New South Wales, Australia
Political Activism *	Country Party (politician, 1959-1985)
Properties *	Glen Martin (NSW) (owner, 1963-1985)
Workplaces *	Barraba Shire Council (NSW) (councillor, 1956-1959)

* Dates are approximate