Arthur Gordon Butchers

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Arthur Gordon Butchers OBE (11 February 1885 21 April 1960) was a New Zealand principal, educationalist and historian. He was born in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia on 11 February 1885. [1]

Brunswick, Victoria Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Brunswick is an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Moreland. At the 2016 Census, Brunswick had a population of 24,473.

Victoria (Australia) State in Australia

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Australia Country in Oceania

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Order of the British Empire order of chivalry of British constitutional monarchy

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References

  1. Arnold, Rollo. "Arthur Gordon Butchers". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "No. 37836". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1947. p. 32.