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Name	Irene May Orr
Alternative Names	Irene May Russell Irene May Graham
Born	10 May, 1902 Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	21 October, 1983 (aged 81) Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	bowel obstruction
Occupation *	textile worker (1916-1933) New South Wales, Australia political activist (1925-1983) New South Wales, Australia women's activist (1925-1983) New South Wales, Australia communist (1931-1983) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Miners' Women's Auxiliaries of Australia (national) (secretary, 1934-?)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, ?-?) Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1931-?)

* Dates are approximate

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