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Name	William Thomas Corby
Born	1886 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Died	21 April, 1928 (aged ~ 42) West Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Related Entries	[View as tree] Gibson, Harry Collins (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	engine driver (1906-1928) Tasmania, Australia trade union official (1923-1928) Tasmania, Australia
Key Organisations *	Federated Engine Drivers & Firemens Association of Australasia (federal) (secretary) Federated Engine Drivers & Firemens Association of Australasia (Tas) (member, ?-1928) Federated Storemen & Packers' Union of Australia (Tas) (secretary) Royal Hobart Hospital (board member) Federated Engine Drivers & Firemens Association of Australasia (Tas) (organiser, 1923-1928) Unions Tasmania (president, 1927-1927)
Political Activism *	ALP (Tas) (member, ?-1928)

* Dates are approximate

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