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William (Bill) Frame (1907-1987) ironworker, trade union official and Communist
Birth: 24 August 1907 at Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, son of William Frame (1881-1963), mine under-manager, and Jemina Mary, née Valentine (1882-1948). Marriages: (1) July 1929 at Lithgow, New South Wales, to Martha Smith (1910-1929). They had one son. (2) 30 January 1934 at the Congregational Church, Wollongong, NSW, to Florence Simpson (1908-1975), born at Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland. They had one daughter and one son. Death: 30 September 1987 in Royal North Shore Hospital, North Sydney; usual residence Balgownie, Wollongong. Religion: Presbyterian.
Sources
Information from Sally Bowen and Bill Frame (son) 1992; Illawarra Mercury, 1 October 1987; United States National Archives, Labor Attache’s Report No. 47, 22 May 1947; Beverley Firth, ‘The industrialisation of Wollongong with special reference to Australian Iron and Steel Proprietary Limited 1926-1976’, PhD thesis, Macquarie University, 1986.
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24 August,
1907
Blantyre,
Lanarkshire,
Scotland
30 September,
1987
(aged 80)
North Sydney, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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