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268:, and it saw over 1,000 demonstrators march on
161:in 1887. He was admitted to membership of the
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459:. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006.
234:In 1908, he accepted the foundation chair of
1065:People educated at the High School of Dundee
842:Administrators and Directors (Commonwealth)
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557:Gilruth: A complex man John Anderson Gilruth
340:Several entities were named in his honour:
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344:Gilruth Plains, a research station near
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606:"What was the Darwin rebellion?"
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134:Early life and education
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366:of Gilruth, painted by
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358:Gilruth Avenue, Darwin
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255:Walter Baldwin Spencer
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1100:Scottish pathologists
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215:; his proposers were
159:University of Glasgow
155:High School of Dundee
111:John Anderson Gilruth
726:The Darwin Rebellion
632:"AVA Awards Program"
388:Dunedin, New Zealand
386:on 20 March 1899 at
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289:He retired in 1935.
272:where they burnt an
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692:30 December
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661:Google Maps
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538:30 December
352:, Australia
331:South Yarra
313:Recognition
202:pathologist
179:New Zealand
169:, in 1892.
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907:Carrington
616:30 January
591:30 January
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346:Cunnamulla
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720:27546680
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306:Ted Egan
276:of him.
153:and the
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813:Parsons
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793:Finniss
480:10 July
238:at the
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189:at the
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