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Name	Edward Crombie Chambers
Born	1866 Clermont, Queensland, Australia
Died	8 July, 1916 (aged ~ 50) Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	syphillis
Cultural Heritage	English Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Chambers, Jane Miriam (wife)
Passenger Ship *	Kew Asylum (Melbourne) (resident, ?-1916)
Occupation or Descriptor *	accountant (1886-1904) Victoria, Australia bookkeeper (1886-1904) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1899-1914) Victoria, Australia labour party organiser (1908-1914) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	United Ancient Order of Druids (member, ?-1916) Victorian Clerks' Union (secretary, 1904-1914) Victorian Trades Hall Council (delegate, 1906-1914)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (?-1916)

* Dates are approximate

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