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Name	Robert Christian Nielsen
Born	31 January, 1928 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died	17 October, 2006 (aged 78) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Education *	Toowoomba Grammar School (Qld) (student, 1940-1944) University of Queensland (student) University of Queensland (student, 1947-1948) Australian Forestry School (Yarralumla, ACT) (student, 1949-1950)
Occupation or Descriptor *	forester (1945-1964) Queensland, Australia public servant (1945-1959) Queensland, Australia forester (1964-1981) Federal, Australia
Key Organisations *	Commonwealth Forestry Association (secretary) Institute of Foresters of Australia (member, 1955) Institute of Foresters of Australia (secretary, 1957-1959) Institute of Foresters of Australia (fellow, 1991)
Workplaces *	Forestry Service (Qld) (forester, 1945-1959) Hancock and Gore (forester, 1959-1964) Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority (forester, 1964-1981)

* Dates are approximate

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