Life Summary - David Barron - Obituaries Australia

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Barron, David (1936–2012)

	Barron, David (1936–2012)
Born	4 March, 1936 Newcastle upon Tyne , Tyne and Wear , England
Died	7 February, 2012 (aged 75) Canberra , Australian Capital Territory , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Related Entries [View as tree]	Fleming, Allan Percy (work colleague)
Education*	University of New South Wales (student, 1965-1965)
Occupation*	librarian (1966-1979) Federal, Australia librarian (1979-1994) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Key Organisations*	Lifeline Bookfair (ACT) (organiser) Hobart Repertory Theatre Society (actor, 1963-1964) Australian Library and Information Association (ACT) (vice-president, 1983-1983) Australian Library and Information Association (ACT) (president, 1984-1984)
Workplaces*	Glenorchy High School (Tas) (teacher, 1963-1964) Commonwealth Parliamentary Library (librarian, 1966-1970) National Library of Australia (librarian, 1970-1979) Canberra Public Library Service (library head, 1979-1994)

* Dates are approximate

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Barron, David (1936–2012)