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Name	James Cook
Born	21 August, 1853 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died	28 February, 1934 (aged 80) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Religious Influence	Congregational 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.
Education *	Ipswich Boys' Grammar School (Qld) (student, 1865-1870)
Occupation or Descriptor *	printer (1876-1911) Queensland, Australia public servant (1897-1911) Queensland, Australia
Workplaces *	Queensland Times (newspaper) (apprentice, 1871-1876) Government Printing Office (Qld) (supervisor, 1897-1911)

* Dates are approximate

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