Bernard Flewell-Smith (1898–1992) was an Australian fruit grower and soldier. He was one of the leaders in developing the Golden Circle fruit cannery in Northgate,

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. Son of farmer, John Francis Flewell-Smith, and Frances Maude, née Stephens, Flewell-Smith was born in

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on 4 March 1898. Throwing away his desire to work in medicine, Flewell-Smith overtook his father's farm when he left for the war. He later began fruit farming in

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after returning to Australia. In 1935 he was appointed as manager of the Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing, succeeding W. Ranger. He previously held a position as a scholar at Ipswich Boys' Grammar School, the same school where he studied and was awarded the prize for best Junior pass in the state. In 1950 Flewell-Smith was elected as Citizen of the Week by the Brisbane Telegraph. In 1921 Flewell-Smith married Mary Darling. They had three children, two daughters and a son.

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