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Dickson, William Edward (1893–1966)

	Dickson, William Edward (1893–1966)
Born	26 April, 1893 Widnes , Cheshire , England
Died	22 May, 1966 (aged 73) Vaucluse, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Anglican
Related Entries [View as tree]	Lamb, Patrick Austin (brother-in-law)
Occupation*	accountant (1913-1917) New South Wales, Australia anti-conscriptionist (1916-1917) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1917-1919) New South Wales, Australia newspaper executive (1919-1925) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1925-1934) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1925-1934) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1940-1966) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1940-1966) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations*	Chartered Institute of Secretaries (Aust) (member) Amalgamated Miners' Association (NSW) (organiser, 1917-1919) Workers' Industrial Union of Australia (NSW) (organiser, 1917-1919) Associated Rural Industries Ltd (company director, 1964-1966) Stocks and Holdings Ltd (company director, 1964-1966) Australian Rice Pty Ltd (company director, 1966-1966)
Political Activism*	ALP (NSW) (member) anti-conscriptionist (activist, 1916-1917) ALP (NSW) (politician, 1925-1934)
Workplaces*	BHP (accountant, 1913-1917) Barrier Daily Truth (Broken Hill, NSW) newspaper (manager, 1919-1925) Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Council - member, 1925-1934) Daily News (NSW) (manager, 1938-1940) Labor Daily (Sydney) newspaper (manager, 1938-1938) Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Assembly - member, 1940-1966)

* Dates are approximate