Thomas (Tom) Brierley (1860–1915)
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- in the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975
- online in 2022
Thomas (Tom) Brierley (1860-1915) tobacco worker and trade unionist
Birth: 13 January 1860 in East Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, son of Samuel George Brierley, master mariner and brewer, born in Cheshire, England, and Irish-born Mary Ann, née Moore. Unmarried. Death: 2 August 1915 at Collingwood, Melbourne.
- Agent and honorary secretary of Australian Workers’ Union (AWU), Melbourne district committee for many years. Delegate to Melbourne Trades Hall Council. AWU representative on 8 Hour Committee. A ‘true soldier of the common good’.
- Member of the Britannia Lodge, No. 984, Grand United Order of Oddfellows.
- Survived by his mother and three sisters, with whom he had lived at Wellington Street, Collingwood.
- Cause of death “malignant disease of stomach and asthenia”.
Sources
Australian Worker (Sydney), 12 Aug 1915, p 22: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/145787014
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'Brierley, Thomas (Tom) (1860–1915)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/brierley-thomas-tom-32512/text40348, accessed 15 June 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
13 January,
1860
Collingwood, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
2 August,
1915
(aged 55)
Collingwood, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Cause of Death
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