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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
Read was a solicitor with the firm Read & Read.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204020445 |title=Death of Mr. F. F. Read |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=20 June 1945 |access-date=30 April 2020 |page=5 |via=Trove }}</ref> | Read was a solicitor with the firm Read & Read.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204020445 |title=Death of Mr. F. F. Read |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=20 June 1945 |access-date=30 April 2020 |page=5 |via=Trove }}</ref> He was heavily involved in local tramway matters and was instrumental in having a tram line built to [[wikipedia:Wattle Park, Victoria|Wattle Park]] in his capacity as vice-chairman of the [[wikipedia:Hawthorn Tramways Trust|Hawthorn Tramways Trust]]. Read later served as a commissioner on the [[wikipedia:Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board|Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board]].<ref name="ReadObituary1945" /> | ||
==Politics== | ==Politics== |