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Name	Alan Farrelly
Born	c. 1940
Died	27 September, 2009 (aged ~ 69) Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Occupation *	journalist (1957-1972) New South Wales, Australia newspaper editor (1972-1988) New South Wales, Australia newspaper editor (1988-1991) Victoria, Australia
Workplaces *	Daily Telegraph (Sydney) (editor-in-chief) Sunday Telegraph (NSW) newspaper (editor-in-chief) Sunday Telegraph (NSW) newspaper (editor) Newcastle Herald (NSW) newspaper (journalist, 1957-1972) Sun (Newcastle, NSW) newspaper (news editor, 1972-1974) Sun (Sydney) newspaper (assistant editor, 1974) Australian (newspaper) (night editor, 1978) Australian (newspaper) (editor, 1984-1985) South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (editor, 1986-1986) Australian (newspaper) (editor, 1987-1988) Sunday Herald (Melbourne) newspaper (editor, 1989)

* Dates are approximate

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