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Name	Louisa Mary Cross
Alternative Names	Louisa Mary Collins
Born	1879 Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	30 July, 1957 (aged ~ 78) Preston, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
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.
Occupation or Descriptor *	bookbinder (1901-1911) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1912-1951) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Women Bookbinders & Stationery Employees Union (Vic) (member, 1911) Women Bookbinders & Stationery Employees Union (Vic) (secretary, 1914-1921) Printing Industry Employees' Union of Australia (Vic) (organiser, 1921-1951)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (member, ?-1957) Labor Women's Central Organising Committee (Vic) (member)

* Dates are approximate

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