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Name	Bruce Joseph Milliss
Alternative Names	Bruce Joseph Mellish
Born	30 March, 1899 Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Died	8 November, 1970 (aged 71) Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Occupation or Descriptor *	shop assistant (1918-1930) New South Wales, Australia window dresser (1930-1951) New South Wales, Australia guest-house operator (1939-1951) New South Wales, Australia communist (1947-1970) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	New Dawn Films (managing director, ?-?)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, 1916-1946) Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1947)

* Dates are approximate

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