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Name	Robert Gibson Heggen
Alternative Names	Robert Gibson Heggan
Born	29 December, 1909 Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	8 January, 2005 (aged 95) Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Lelli, Ferdinando Thomassino (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	iron and steel worker (1938-1974) New South Wales, Australia communist (1942-1991) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (NSW) (member, ?-1974) South Coast Labor Council (NSW) (delegate, ?-?)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1942-?)
Workplaces *	Metal Manufacturers Pty Ltd (employee, 1941-1974)

* Dates are approximate

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