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Thomas Grieve Brady (1858–1945)

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Thomas Brady, caricature by Dick Ovenden, 1925

Thomas Brady, caricature by Dick Ovenden, 1925

Labor Call (Melbourne), 1 October 1925, p 5

Thomas Grieve Brady (1858-1945) carpenter and trade union leader 

Birth: 24 February 1858 at Emerald Hill, Victoria, son of Dublin-born William John Brady, storeman, and Mary, née Grieve, who had been born in Wigtonshire, Scotland,  Marriage: 6 July 1885 in South Melbourne, Victoria, with Presbyterian forms, to Clara Hopkins. They had five daughters and three sons. Death: 28 June 1945 in Port Melbourne, Victoria. 

  • 1900 joined Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Port Melbourne branch.
  • In 1906-1907 chaired large strike meetings.
  • Subsequently held practically every office in the organization. Active delegate on the management committee and for many years district organizer.
  • On amalgamation of the Progressive Carpenters and Australian Carpenters societies in 1920 went back to the trade but was re-elected a year later. In 1925 again elected acting secretary of the State management committee.
  • Retired as State secretary May 1935.
  • ‘Of the most unostentatious type’.

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'Brady, Thomas Grieve (1858–1945)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/brady-thomas-grieve-32262/text39921, accessed 28 April 2024.

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Thomas Brady, caricature by Dick Ovenden, 1925

Thomas Brady, caricature by Dick Ovenden, 1925

Labor Call (Melbourne), 1 October 1925, p 5

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Birth

24 February, 1858
South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

28 June, 1945 (aged 87)
Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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