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Name	Rudolph Cheney
Born	1874 Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Died	1 November, 1950 (aged ~ 76) Alphington, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Related Entries	[View as tree] Cheney, William Henry (son) Hill, Gordon Joseph (colleague) Doyle, Thomas Joseph (colleague)
Occupation *	hansom cab driver (1903-1920) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1912-1944) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Federated Carters & Drivers Industrial Union of Australia (Vic) (secretary) Transport Workers Union (federal) (secretary, ?-1944) Federated Carters & Drivers Industrial Union of Australia (Vic) (member, 1906) Federated Carters & Drivers Industrial Union of Australia (national) (secretary, 1912-1944)

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