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Name	Bruce James Beggs
Born	1928 Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia
Died	2013 (aged ~ 85) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	Parkinson's
Education *	University of Western Australia (student, 1946-1948) Australian Forestry School (Yarralumla, ACT) (student, 1949-1950) Australian Administrative Staff College (student, 1963-1963)
Occupation *	forester (1951-1983) Western Australia, Australia public servant (1951-1985) Western Australia, Australia public service head (1972-1985) Western Australia, Australia
Awards	Imperial Service Order (recipient, 1982) N. W. Jolly medal (recipient, 1999)
Key Events *	Dwellingup Bushfire (WA) (1961) (forester) Western Australia bushfires (1961) (forester)
Key Organisations *	Lands and Forests Commission (WA) (chair)
Workplaces *	Dept of Premier and Cabinet (WA) (department head, 1983-1985)

* Dates are approximate

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