Q:Facts: - death place: victoria - resting place: boroondara general cemetery - birth name: harry newton phillips wollaston - death date: 11 february 1921 - office: comptroller-general of the department of trade and customs - term end: 1911 - term start: 1901 - birth date: 17 january 1846 - name: sir harry wollaston - nationality: australia australian - birth place: western australia - occupation: public servant Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of harry wollaston .
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sir harry newton phillips wollaston -lrb- 17 january 184611 february 1921 -rrb- was a senior australian public servant .he was the first comptroller-general of the department of trade and customs , from 1901 to his retirement in 1911 .