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Name	William Peter Evans
Born	19 April, 1899 Kerang, Victoria, Australia
Died	23 October, 1997 (aged 98) Victoria, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Gibson, Harry Collins (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	fruit picker (1915-1919) Victoria, Australia engine driver (1919-1926) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1923-1967) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	ACTU (vice president, ?-1967) Federated Engine Drivers & Firemens Association of Australasia (Vic) (member, 1920) Mildura Trades Hall Council (Vic) (secretary, 1925) Federated Engine Drivers & Firemens Association of Australasia (Vic) (assistant secretary, 1931-1935) Federated Engine Drivers & Firemens Association of Australasia (Vic) (secretary, 1936-1942) Victorian Trades Hall Council (president, 1936) Federated Engine Drivers & Firemens Association of Australasia (Vic) (secretary, 1947-1964)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (member, 1931)

* Dates are approximate

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