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Jacobs, Rachael

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Teacher

Summary

An active member of the Australian Democrats, Rachael Jacobs was a candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Epping in 1999 and for the Australian Capital Territory Senate in 2004.

Details

Rachael Jacobs was born and bred in the Eastwood area and was educated at local public schools. She was trained as a teacher and taught at many schools in the area, including Cheltenham Girls' High School and James Ruse Agricultural High School. She described herself as a passionate environmentalist.

Sources used to compile this entry: Ephemera on NSW State and local elections, Box 9, Mitchell Library collection, State Library of NSW, Sydney.

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Annette Alafaci

Created: 13 December 2005, Last modified: 7 February 2006

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