About Alan Barblett
Lived 1929 – 2012 (aged 83). Alan Barblett was an Australian lawyer and field hockey player.
Alan Barblett (17 November 1929 – 18 November 2012) was an Australian field hockey player, lawyer and philanthropist. As a sportsman, Barblett competed in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Barblett graduated from the University of Western Australia with a law degree and arts degree majoring in philosophy and psychology. He joined the council of Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT, now Curtin University) in 1970.
Barblett Oval on the Bentley campus of the university is named in his honour.
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Who was Alan Barblett?
Australian field hockey player
When was Alan Barblett born?
Alan Barblett was born on 17 November 1929 in Perth.
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Alan Barblett died on 18 November 2012.
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Alan Barblett was a lawyer and field hockey player.
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Alan Barblett was Australian.
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