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Name	John Davis Garland
Born	8 April, 1922 Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 September, 1993 (aged 71) Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (lung)
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	toolmaker (1942-1957) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1957-1980) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1981-1990) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1981-1990) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Amalgamated Engineering Union (national) (secretary, 1957-1972) Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union (national) (secretary, 1972-1980)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, 1950-1980) ALP (NSW) (politician, 1981-1990) ALP (NSW) (life member, 1990-1993)
Workplaces *	Austral Bronze Co Pty Ltd (employee, 1947-1957) Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Council - member, 1981-1990)

* Dates are approximate

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