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Name	Philip John MacMahon
Born	13 December, 1857 Sandyford, Dublin, Ireland
Died	12 April, 1911 (aged 53) Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	dengue fever
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	journalist (1888-1889) Victoria, Australia botanic gardens director (1889-1904) Queensland, Australia horticulturist (1889-1904) Queensland, Australia public service head (1889-1904) Queensland, Australia public servant (1899-1911) Queensland, Australia forester (1904-1911) Queensland, Australia
Workplaces *	Daily Telegraph (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist, 1888-1889) Brisbane Botanic Gardens (director, 1889-1904) Forestry Service (Qld) (head, 1904-1911)

* Dates are approximate

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