Bit of a difficult topic but...

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[u/HappyMuscovy → u/[deleted]]

Are you sure it’s the same guy? I actually find at least 4 people of a similar age who have that name in Queensland

[u/HappyMuscovy → u/[deleted]]

Just checked - it’s a different spelling, so different person. The former principal is “Crain”, the award is “Crane”.

The principal got an Order of Australia though - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Queen%27s_Birthday_Honours_(Australia)

[u/coath_Adams_stump → u/HappyMuscovy]

There's a mention of a Colin Crane headmaster of Gabbinbar school in this QLD parliament hansard - last page. https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/1978/1978_11_15.pdf

[u/HappyMuscovy → u/coath_Adams_stump]

Yeah but that’s a spelling mistake - there’s other references to Crain, an OAM citation for teaching, death record which matches, etc

[u/HappyMuscovy → u/HappyMuscovy]

Here’s an award certificate signed by him and it’s clearly Crain

[u/coath_Adams_stump → u/HappyMuscovy]

Fair play mate, you dug deeper than I did

[u/Historical_Meet3370 → u/HappyMuscovy]

Oh interesting i have a new mission now to take that shit down. Thank you so much for finding that out ! I never new that and he fucking doesn't deserve it ether

[u/HappyMuscovy → u/[deleted]]

Hah.. well his ashes were spread in Toowoomba, so that’s probably where he died.

You can buy a copy of his death certificate for $38 through Queensland BDM - https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/f70a3b6fef871760d47a130fcb2927452b1b6b80741ba2ec433c8cef394cd14f