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Name	William James McAdam
Born	7 January, 1882 South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	28 June, 1967 (aged 85) Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Education *	Macarthur Street Primary School (Ballarat, Vic) (student, 1887-1890) Ballarat Primary School (Vic) (student, 1891-1896)
Occupation or Descriptor *	carter (1900-1924) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1904-1956) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1924-1932) Victoria, Australia Member of Lower House (1924-1932) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Bread Carters Industrial Federation of Australia (Vic) (member, 1904) Bread Carters Industrial Federation of Australia (Vic) (secretary, 1904-1924) Ballarat Trades and Labor Council (Vic) (member, 1907-1956) Australian Textile Workers' Union (federal) (secretary, 1917-1924) Ballarat Trades and Labor Council (Vic) (president, 1920-1924) Ballarat Trades and Labor Council (Vic) (secretary, 1947-1956)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (member, ?-1956) ALP (Vic) (politician, 1924-1932)
Workplaces *	Parliament of Victoria (Leg. Assembly - member, 1924-1932)

* Dates are approximate

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