Life Summary

Name	Henry Preston Black
Born	20 April, 1919 Dulwich Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	27 June, 2010 (aged 91) Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia
Education *	Canterbury High School (Sydney) (student, 1931-1934)
Occupation or Descriptor *	air force officer (1941-1942) Federal, Australia welfare administrator (1942-1948) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1956-1975) Federal, Australia literary critic (1980-2000) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (YMCA welfare officer)
Key Organisations *	ACT Basket Ball Association (founding member) Canberra Bushwalking Club (founding member) Canberra Speleology Club (founding member) YMCA Ramblers Bushwalking Club (founder) YMCA Ski Club (Canberra) (founding member, 1951)
Workplaces *	Hospitals Contribution Fund (NSW) (clerk, 1935-1941) YMCA (Sydney) (welfare officer, 1942-1948) YMCA (Canberra) (general secretary, 1948) Dept of External Territories (Antarctica) (public servant, 1956-1961) National Capital Development Commission (public relations officer, 1961-1964) CSIRO (press officer, 1965-1971) Canberra Times (book reviewer, 1980-2000)

* Dates are approximate

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