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Name	Harry William McDowell
Born	5 January, 1913 Alberton, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	24 March, 1979 (aged 66) Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (larynx)
Occupation or Descriptor *	dockyard worker (1933-1960) South Australia, Australia trade union official (1944-1977) South Australia, Australia
Key Organisations *	Waterside Workers' Federation (SA) (member, 1941-1977) Waterside Workers' Federation (SA) (executive member, 1949-1977)

* Dates are approximate

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