People Australia

23 January, 1920
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

7 December, 2000 (aged 80)
West Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

lung disease

• 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.

• Meadowbank Public School (NSW) (student, 1926-1932)
• Sydney Technical High School (student, 1933-1935)

• electrician (1936-1941) New South Wales, Australia
• trade union official (1941-1980) New South Wales, Australia
• trade union official (1980-1985) Federal, Australia

• Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1980)

• Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme (union official, 1955-1956)

• Electrical Trades Union of Australia (NSW) (organiser, 1941-1979)
• Ryde Municipal Council (NSW) (alderman, 1954-1956)
• ACTU (vice president, 1971-1979)
• ACTU (president, 1980-1985)
• Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (chair, 1984-1995)

• ALP (NSW) (member, 1945)
• ALP (NSW) (executive member, 1960-1969)