User:Ggreybeard

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Ggreybeard is my Wikipedia name. Roger Powell is my real name. You can call me Ggreybeard or Roger. If I can do things better on Wikipedia, please let me know. I really appreciate any constructive comments or concerns regarding my contributions - please leave these in my talk page.

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This user is English.

This user lives in Australia.

This user is interested in astronomy.

This user is an electrical engineer.

This user enjoys photography.

THFC

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Tottenham Hotspur

Background

British citizen, living in Sydney, Australia since 1970.
Brain-washed with christian beliefs as a child but survived the experience. Now fully recovered and leading a normal life.

Career

Worked in the construction industry 1961 - 2006 (except for two years) now retired.
Parliamentary research assistant for Maurice Neil MP 1976-77;
Electrical engineer and chief electrical engineer and IT administrator for Austin Australia Pty. Ltd. between 1977 and 2004, before the company went into liquidation. (It wasn't my fault, honest!)
Principal electrical engineer at Timar Partnership (consulting engineers) between 2004 and 2006.

Interests

Amateur astronomer.
Amateur photographer^[1] and astro-imager.^[2]
Supporter of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club since 1956.
Anti-supernaturalist and critic of belief without evidence.
Distributed computing enthusiast (citizen science)^[3].
Australian politics and current affairs.
Wikipedia editor since 2011.
Trove Australia editor^[4].

Positions

Treasurer of St Thomas Youth Fellowship (Oakwood, London, UK) 1962-63.
Member of the Liberal Party of Australia, 1970 - 1986.
Vice president of Earlwood Young Liberals, 1971-72.
President of Earlwood Young Liberals, 1972-74.
Vice president of Liberal Party St George Federal Electorate Conference (mid 1970s).
Vice President of Liberal Party Earlwood State Electorate Conference (mid 1970s).
Campaign Publicity Director for Maurice Neil M.P., (St. George Federal Electorate), at the 1975, 1977 and 1980 Federal elections.
Campaign Publicity Director for Sir Eric Willis M.P. (NSW State Premier), at the 1976 State Election (Earlwood State Electorate).
Campaign Publicity Director for Alan Jones, (Earlwood State Electorate), at the 1977 State by-election.
Founder Member of Macarthur Astronomical Society in SW Sydney, NSW, Australia, 1996.
Secretary of Macarthur Astronomical Society, 2008 - 2012 & 2021-2025.
Joint founder of the Macarthur Astronomy Forum, February 2011.
Honorary Member of Macarthur Astronomical Society, since April 2026.