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Name	Reginald William Groth
Born	1 February, 1914 Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Died	20 March, 1994 (aged 80) Salisbury, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Occupation or Descriptor *	railways employee (1936-1945) Federal, Australia trade union official (1955-1970) South Australia, Australia labour politician (1970-1978) South Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1970-1978) South Australia, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Workers' Union (SA) (member, 1936) Australian Workers' Union (SA) (organiser, 1955-1970) Australian Workers' Union (SA) (vice president, 1960-1969) Australian Workers' Union (SA) (president, 1969-?)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, ?-?) ALP (NSW) (politician, 1970-1978)
Workplaces *	Commonwealth Railways (employee, 1936-1945) Parliament of South Australia (Leg. Assembly - member, 1970-1978)

* Dates are approximate

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