About George Donald
Lived 1846 – 1930 (aged 84). George Donald was a politician.
George McGarvie Donald (12 May 1846 – 9 July 1930) was an Australian politician and stonemason.
Donald was born at Paddington to stonemason George Donald and Jane Galbraith.
In 1852 the family settled at Yass, and the younger Donald learned his father's trade, under an apprenticeship as a stonemason, guided by his father and uncle. From 1867 he was engaged by John Whitton on railway construction projects in the district. He worked on stone railway bridges at The Great Zig Zag, east of , and the Marrangaroo railway viaduct.
Around 1909 he moved to Sydney. Donald died in 1930 at Marrickville.
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Who was George Donald?
Australian politician and stonemason (1846-1930)
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George Donald was born on 12 May 1846.
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George Donald died on 9 July 1930.
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George Donald was a politician.
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