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Name	Daniel William Downey
Born	1894 Birchip, Victoria, Australia
Died	15 April, 1956 (aged ~ 62) Naremburn, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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 *	builders' labourer (1912-1930) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1916-1919) Federal, Australia trade union official (1925-1954) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (soldier) 15th Field Company Engineers (soldier, 1916-1919)
Key Organisations *	Builders Labourers Federation (federal) (president) Builders Labourers Federation (NSW) (treasurer) Builders Labourers Federation (NSW) (vice president) Builders Labourers Federation (NSW) (president) Builders Labourers Federation (NSW) (member, ?-1956)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, ?-1956)

* Dates are approximate

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