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Name	Walter Henry Frater
Born	7 April, 1889 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died	8 May, 1959 (aged 70) Binnaway, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	farming accident
Occupation or Descriptor *	farmer (1910-1959) New South Wales, Australia shearer (1918-1925) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1922-1925) New South Wales, Australia communist (1927-1959) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1945-1959) New South Wales, Australia almanac/directory maker (1948-1959) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Workers' Union (NSW) (member)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member) Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1927-1959)
Workplaces *	Narrabri Council (NSW) (alderman, 1922-1925) Coonabarabran Council (NSW) (alderman, 1945-1959)

* Dates are approximate

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