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Name	James Luke Cavanagh
Born	21 June, 1913 Rosewater, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	19 August, 1990 (aged 77) Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia, 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.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Bryant, Gordon Munro (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	trade union official (1942-1971) South Australia, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1962-1981) South Australia, Australia labour politician (1962-1981) Federal, Australia Member of Upper House (1962-1981) Federal, Australia

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