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and then joined his father's sporting goods business. Prior to entering politics he served as managing director and chairman of
Robinson Holdings Pty Ltd, overseeing "a chain of stores in coastal Queensland". In 1964 he married Narelle Beel (née Jones), who had two children from a previous marriage.
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