Harold Taskis Harold Taskis i(A47248 works by) (birth name: Harold David Taskis)
Born: Established: 1924 Albury, Albury area, Riverina - Murray area, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Harold Taskis had Australian-born parents of mainly Celtic origin (Taskis is a Cornish name traceable back to the 13th Century), and as a boy he lived on a farm at Mullengandra, New South Wales. After high school in Albury he attended Sydney University where he gained a Bachelor of Science degree and a Diploma of Education. After teaching briefly, he worked as a chemist in Melbourne, Glen Davis (Blue Mountains) and again in Melbourne until retirement. He has travelled throughout the world and was a member of the Australia Party until it became the Australian Democrats in 1977.

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