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Name	Albert George Hanson
Born	16 January, 1919 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia
Died	28 November, 2005 (aged 86)
Education *	All Souls’ School (Charters Towers, Qld) (student, 1932-1937) University of Queensland (student, 1939-1941) Australian Forestry School (Yarralumla, ACT) (student, 1946-1947) University of Queensland (student, 1948-1953)
Occupation or Descriptor *	forester (1939-1953) Queensland, Australia public servant (1939-1953) Queensland, Australia sailor (1941-1946) Federal, Australia forester (1953-1982) Federal, Australia public servant (1953-1982) Federal, Australia public service head (1975-1982) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (sailor)
Key Organisations *	Institute of Foresters of Australia (Vic) (secretary) Institute of Foresters of Australia (Vic) (chair) Institute of Foresters of Australia (member, 1948) Australian Forestry Council (founder, 1964-1964)
Workplaces *	Forestry Service (Qld) (forester, 1939-1953) Forestry and Timber Bureau (Cwlth) (forester, 1958-1982)

* Dates are approximate

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