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Name	Pearl Amelia Irene Watling
Alternative Names	Pearl Amelia Irene Collins Pearlie Collins
Born	18 October, 1905 Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	14 January, 1996 (aged 90) Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	general debility
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.
Occupation or Descriptor *	folk musician (1920-1996) New South Wales, Australia domestic worker (1936-1980) New South Wales, Australia grazier (sheep) (1936-1960) New South Wales, Australia shale miner (1948-1960) New South Wales, Australia cleaner (1960-1980) New South Wales, Australia
Workplaces *	Lockyersleigh (resident, 1924-1940) Waltons Ltd (cleaner, 1960)

* Dates are approximate