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Who was the Greek Australian that died at the Kangawalla fire ground

The Greek-born 85-year-old was a genius electrician so good with circuits he had worked on NASA's Apollo program.

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“He didn't want his origins to be known, changing his last name to hide his Greek ancestry. He was aided by an odd mixed accent; Greek by way of South African and Australian”, his friend Philip Hine said.

Nole's body was found in a car at the Kangawalla fire ground, near Glen Innes.


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By Stergos Kastelloriou




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