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Name	John Frederic Newman
Born	2 August, 1899 Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Died	11 August, 1991 (aged 92) Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Occupation or Descriptor *	fitter and turner (1920-1941) Western Australia, Australia industrial arbitration advocate (1928-1978) Western Australia, Australia trade union official (1928-1978) Western Australia, Australia fitter and turner (1949-1978) Western Australia, Australia
Key Organisations *	Geraldton Provincial Trades and Labor Council (WA) (president, ?-?) Amalgamated Engineering Union (WA) (member, 1920) Amalgamated Engineering Union (WA) (organiser, 1928)
Political Activism *	ALP (WA) (member, ?-1948) Communist Party (WA) (member, 1930-1933)

* Dates are approximate

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