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Name	Clyde Robert Cameron
Born	11 February, 1913 Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia
Died	14 March, 2008 (aged 95) Tennyson, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation or Descriptor *	shearer (1938-1941) South Australia, Australia trade union official (1938-1948) South Australia, Australia industrial arbitration advocate (1943-1948) South Australia, Australia labour party organiser (1946-1949) South Australia, Australia labour politician (1949-1980) Federal, Australia labour politician (1949-1980) South Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1949-1980) Federal, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1982) Centenary Medal (recipient, 2001)
Key Organisations *	Australian Workers' Union (SA) (organiser, 1938) Australian Workers' Union (national) (vice president, 1941) Australian Workers' Union (SA) (president, 1941) Australian Workers' Union (SA) (industrial officer, 1943-1948)
Political Activism *	ALP (SA) (member, ?-2008) ALP (SA) (president, 1946) ALP (federal) (politician, 1949-1980)
Workplaces *	Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1949-1980)

* Dates are approximate

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