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Name	William Patrick Brislan
Born	10 December, 1906 Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 June, 1973 (aged 66) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Origlass, Nicholas (colleague) Short, Laurie (colleague) McKeon, Kevin Peter (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	communist (1930-1954) New South Wales, Australia station hand (1930-1942) Queensland, Australia station hand (1930-1942) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1930-1950) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1930-1942) Queensland, Australia public servant (1950-1960) New South Wales, Australia journalist (1963-1973) New South Wales, Australia radio commentator (1963-1973) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Federated Engine Drivers & Firemens Association of Australasia (NSW) (member) Pastoral Workers Industrial Union of Australia (NSW) (organiser, 1930) Pastoral Workers Industrial Union of Australia (Qld) (organiser, 1930) Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (NSW) (organiser, 1942) Dept of Postmaster-General (Federal) (public servant, 1950-1959)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1930-1954)

* Dates are approximate

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