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Grange was the honorary secretary and treasurer of the NSW Olympic
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Australia. After the war, he worked in the Premier's Department and in the early 1960s was appointed the State's ceremonial officer. This position involved supervising important Head of State visits including four visits by Queen
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Board from 1969 to 1980. and a Chairman of the National Fitness Council.
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