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John Tasman (Jack) Miller (1911-1971) boilermaker, railway worker and trade union official

Birth: 19 November 1911 in Alexandra Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, only child of native-born parents John William Miller (1889-1915), labourer, and Ida Eveline, née Bloomfield (1891-1969). Marriage: 4 April 1942 in the Margaret Street Methodist Church, Launceston, Tasmania, to Marjorie May (Mar) Priest (1921-2002). They had one daughter and five sons. Death; 28 December 1971 at Launceston. 

• His father enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I and was killed in action serving with the 12th Battalion at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.
• Jack joined the Tasmanian Government Railways Launceston workshops. Was shop delegate and active in shop committee, with the Boilermaker-Blacksmiths’ Society.
• Part-time officer with the Boilermaker-Blacksmiths’ Society’s Launceston branch. Organised in northern area of Tasmania. Active in establishing Devonport and George Town sub-branches. State secretary for several years. President of the State Council.
• Delegate to Launceston Trades and Labour Council for several years. Rank-and-file member of Federal Council, Tasmania, from about 1961 until his death.

Sources
Boilermaker-Blacksmiths’ Society Journal, January 1972, p 7.