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Name	Thomas Aikens
Born	28 April, 1900 Hughenden, Queensland, Australia
Died	30 November, 1985 (aged 85) Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation *	railways employee (1916-1944) Queensland, Australia labour party organiser (1918-1944) Queensland, Australia trade union official (1918-1924) Queensland, Australia local government councillor (1924-1944) Queensland, Australia labour politician (1944-1977) Queensland, Australia Member of Lower House (1944-1977) Queensland, Australia
Key Organisations *	Townsville Choral and Orchestral Society (Qld) (president) Townsville Choral and Orchestral Society (Qld) (patron, ?-1985) Australian Railways Union (Qld) (organiser, 1918)
Political Activism *	ALP (Qld) (member, 1918) ALP (Qld) (politician, 1944-1977)
Workplaces *	Dept of Railways (Qld) (employee, 1916) Cloncurry Shire Council (Qld) (councillor, 1924-1930) Townsville City Council (Qld) (councillor, 1936-1944) Parliament of Queensland (Leg. Assembly - member, 1944-1977)

* Dates are approximate

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