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User:Ggreybeard

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Ggreybeard is my Wikipedia name. You can call me Ggreybeard, Greybeard or Roger. If I can do things better on Wikipedia, please let me know. I really appreciate any constructive comments or concerns regarding my contributions - please leave these in my talk page.


Background

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  • British citizen, living in Sydney, Australia since 1970.
  • Brain-washed with christian beliefs as a child but survived the experience. Now fully recovered and leading a normal life.

Career

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  • Worked in the construction industry 1961 - 2006 (except for two years) now retired.
  • Worked as parliamentary research assistant for Maurice Neil MP 1976-77;
  • Worked as an engineer and IT administrator for Austin Australia Pty. Ltd. between 1977 and 2004, before the company went into liquidation. (It wasn't my fault, honest!)

Interests

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  • Amateur astronomer.
  • Amateur photographer[1] and astro-imager.[2]
  • Supporter of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club since 1956.
  • Anti-supernaturalist and dedicated baloney exterminator.
  • Distributed Computing enthusiast (citizen Science)[3].
  • Australian politics and current affairs.
  • Wikipedia editor since 2011.
  • Trove Australia editor[4].

Positions

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  • Member of the Liberal Party of Australia, 1970 - 1986.
  • President of Earlwood Young Liberals, 1972-74
  • Campaign Publicity Director for Maurice Neil M.P., (St. George Federal Electorate), at the 1975, 1977 and 1980 Federal elections.
  • Campaign Publicity Director for NSW State Premier, Sir Eric Willis M.P., (Earlwood State Electorate), at the 1976 State Election.
  • Campaign Publicity Director for Alan Jones, (Earlwood State Electorate), at the 1977 State by-election.
  • Founder Member of Macarthur Astronomical Society in SW Sydney, NSW, Australia, 1996.
  • Secretary of Macarthur Astronomical Society, 2008 - 2012.
  • Joint founder of the Macarthur Astronomy Forum, February 2011.

See Also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ggreybeard/
  2. ^ https://cosmicfocus.wordpress.com/
  3. ^ https://boinc.berkeley.edu/
  4. ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/


This user values reason
over faith.
"No smoking" sign with text This user supports the ban on smoking in public places.
This user doesn't believe in myths or superstitions.
This user strives to maintain a policy of neutrality on controversial issues.
This user believes in the separation of church and state.
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