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Name	Henry Glance
Born	1 October, 1875 North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	16 March, 1942 (aged 66) Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Irish Polish 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 *	dockyard worker (1895-1902) Western Australia, Australia trade union official (1895-1915) Western Australia, Australia goldminer (1903-1910) Western Australia, Australia local government councillor (1906-1914) Western Australia, Australia local government head (1912-1914) Western Australia, Australia
Key Organisations *	Freemasons (member, ?-1942) Fremantle Harbour Works' Union (WA) (honorary secretary, 1895-1902) Amalgamated Workers Association (WA) (organiser, 1903-1906) Westralian Goldfields Federated Miners' Union (secretary, 1906-1915) Westralian Goldfields Federated Miners' Union (member, 1906-1915)
Political Activism *	ALP (WA) (member, ?-1917)
Workplaces *	Boulder Council (WA) (councillor, 1906-1914) Boulder Council (WA) (mayor, 1912-1914)

* Dates are approximate

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