Sir Samuel Gerald Wood Burston OBE was an Australian grazier who represented the rural sector as President of a forerunner of the National Farmers' Federation, and served as a member of the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Science and Technology Council.
10 Facts About Sam Burston
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Samuel Gerald Wood Burston was born in 1915 in Adelaide, the eldest son of Sir Roy Burston, a distinguished physician who later became Director-General of Medical Services in the Australian Military Forces.
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In 1934, Sam Burston joined the Australian Army as a private, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1935.
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Sam Burston later moved to Noss Estate at Casterton, Victoria, where he was a grazier until retirement in 1985.
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From 1976 to 1979 Sir Sam Burston was President of the Australian Woolgrowers' and Graziers' Council.
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In 1979, Burston oversaw the merger of the AWGG with seven other rural bodies to create the National Farmers' Federation.
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Sir Sam Burston celebrated his 100th birthday on 24 April 2015 in an aged care facility in Casterton.
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Sam Burston died there on 14 July 2015, survived by two children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Sam Burston was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1966 for services to firefighting.
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Sam Burston was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours on 14 June 1977, "in recognition of service to primary industry".