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Name	Charles Herbert Shaw
Alternative Names	Bant Singer Mat's Mate Timer Ben Cubbin Cowpuncher B.S.
Born	10 August, 1900 South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	1 August, 1955 (aged 54) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Keesing, Nancy Florence (related entry)
Occupation or Descriptor *	labourer (1914-1932) New South Wales, Australia journalist (1932-1955) New South Wales, Australia short story writer (1932-1955) New South Wales, Australia children's author (1940-1943) New South Wales, Australia novelist (1940-1954) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate