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Name	Frederic Gordon Crane
Born	28 March, 1897 Queensland, Australia
Died	8 February, 1949 (aged 51) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican 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.
Education *	University of Queensland (student, ?-1907)
Occupation or Descriptor *	schoolteacher (1908-1925) Queensland, Australia trade union official (1925-1949) Queensland, Australia adult educationist (1932-1949) Queensland, Australia soldier (1941-1945) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier)
Key Events *	Railway strike (Qld, 1925) (supporter)
Key Organisations *	Australian Railways Union (Qld) (organiser, 1925-1929) Rockhampton Trades Hall Board (Qld) (secretary, 1929-1932) Australian Railways Union (Qld) (organiser, 1932-1949)
Workplaces *	Mount Morgan State High School (Qld) (schoolteacher, 1908-1925)

* Dates are approximate

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