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McNamara, James Desmond (Des) (1881-1950) engineer and trade union official
Birth: 1881 at Sydney, New South Wales, son of James McNamara (1861-1905), blacksmith, born at Clare, Suffolk, England, and native-born Elizabeth Augusta, née Houghton (1855-1932). Marriage: 1904 at Forest Lodge, Sydney, to native-born Margaret Rose Hickey (1879-1957). They had one son who predeceased him. Death: 7 October 1950 at Sacred Heart Hospice, Darlinghurst, usual residence Barden Street, Arncliffe, Sydney. Religion: Catholic.
Sources
Australian Society of Engineers, December 1950, p 1; May 1972, p 13, September 1972 p 21; Labor Year Book, 1933, p 173, 1934-5, p 234; Labor Daily, 13 January 1927.
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1881
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
7 October,
1950
(aged ~ 69)
Darlinghurst, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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