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Shave's grandfather, Charles Osborn Shave, was
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automatic pistol that had been taken from an
Italian officer. After his return to the battlefront, a convoy in which he was travelling was ambushed by Germans who ordered the Australians from the vehicles. Shave lay on the floor of a vehicle, then used the souvenired pistol to rescue the other
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by drawing a caricature of the
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Shave grew up in a family that fostered an interest in the work of local artists. It became a lifelong interest of Ken and Phyl Shave to support
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was closely controlled with quotas and seasons. Not so the whaling of some other countries, which brought about a sudden shortage of previously-numerous species, and the closure of the whaling station.
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this interest. Together they drilled at
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Theatre Company. He was also a committeeman with the
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