About Bill Eaton
Lived 1931 – 2011 (aged 79). Bill Eaton was an Australian politician and lineman (technician).
Andrew George "Bill" Eaton (29 November 1931 – 22 May 2011) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Early life Eaton was born in Gilgandra in New South Wales to Cyril Allan Dudley Eaton and Mary Catherine, née O'Donohue. He attended Dobies Bight State School and St Mary's Convent in Casino. In 1931 he married Shirley Daw Boothman; they had four children, but Shirley died of leukaemia shortly after their fourth child's birth. Eaton worked as a labourer, fencer, timber cutter, stationhand and machinery operator, and from 1963 he was the leading hand of a live-line gang with the Far North Queensland Electricity Board.
Later life Eaton died on 22 May 2011 in Cairns.
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Who was Bill Eaton?
Australian politician
When was Bill Eaton born?
Bill Eaton was born on 29 November 1931 in Gilgandra.
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Bill Eaton died on 22 May 2011 in Cairns.
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Bill Eaton was a politician and lineman (technician).
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Bill Eaton was Australian.
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· DBpedia: Bill Eaton (politician)
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