John Atkinson (21 March 1850 – 19 May 1943) was an English-born Australian politician who was the

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Toowoomba Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...

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in 1913 and a Queensland wrestling champion. Born in

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, England, he came to Australia in 1878 took jobs first as a schoolteacher and then as a businessman. He was a Toowoomba City Council

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in 1907 and from 1910 to 1912. He died in Toowoomba on 19 May 1943, at the age of 93.

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1850 births 1943 deaths Mayors of Toowoomba People from Cumberland Queensland local councillors Australian male sport wrestlers Australian wrestlers {{Australia-wrestling-bio-stub