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Name	Kevin Peter McKeon
Alternative Names	Kenneth McKeon
Born	1916 Canowindra, New South Wales, Australia
Died	25 October, 1978 (aged ~ 62) Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (prostate)
Related Entries	[View as tree] Brislan, William Patrick (colleague) Short, Laurence Elwyn (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	boilermaker (1936-1949) New South Wales, Australia iron and steel worker (1936-1949) New South Wales, Australia communist (1943-1952) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1943-1970) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (NSW) (member) Federated Moulders' (Metals) Union of Australia (NSW) (organiser, 1943)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1943-1952) ALP (NSW) (member, 1964-1978)
Workplaces *	Chicago Bridge and Engineering Co (industrial officer, ?-?) Cockatoo Island dockyard (employee, ?-?)

* Dates are approximate

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