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Name	Clarence Lyell O'Shea
Born	24 June, 1905 Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
Died	16 August, 1988 (aged 83) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Cullen, Alfred Charles (colleague) Lewins, Gordon Hudson (colleague) Cameron, Roy Angus (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	tram conductor (1925-1970) Victoria, Australia communist (1930-1988) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1932-1970) Victoria, Australia gaoled trade unionist (1969-1969) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees' Association (Vic) (delegate, 1932-1970) Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees' Association (federal) (secretary, 1942) Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees' Association (Vic) (president, 1946-1947)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (Vic) (member, ?-1963) Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist) (member, 1963)
Workplaces *	Dept of Tramways (Vic) (employee, 1925) Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees' Association (Vic) (secretary, 1947-1970)

* Dates are approximate

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