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Edward Clarence (Ted) McBeatty (1923–1983)

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Edward Clarence (Ted) McBeatty, (1923-1983) carter and trade union official

Birth: 1923 at Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, son of native-born parents Robert James McBeatty (1884-1961), carrier, and Elsie May, née Garner (1885-1969). Unmarried. Death: 28 December 1983 in a boating accident on the Hawkesbury river near Lower Portland, NSW; usual residence Harris Street, Mascot. Religion: Catholic. 

  • Worked as a carter in Sydney. Was organiser of the Transport Workers' Union (TWU), NSW branch, from the 1950s.
  • Assumed secretary-treasurership of the branch on retirement of Ernie Wilmot in 1968.
  • Under his leadership NSW branch of the TWU remained committed to arbitration and solidly aligned with the right-wing of the Australian Labor Party.
  • Was accidentally drowned when the boat he was rowing capsized and he fell into the water.

Sources
Mark Bray and Andrew Rimmer, Delivering the Goods; the Transport Workers’ Union in New South Wales 1888-1986 (Sydney, 1987); Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December 1983, p 2. 

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'McBeatty, Edward Clarence (Ted) (1923–1983)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/mcbeatty-edward-clarence-ted-34340/text43095, accessed 5 December 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Birth

1923
Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

28 December, 1983 (aged ~ 60)
Lower Portland, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

drowned

Religious Influence

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