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Name	Edward George Robertson
Born	23 June, 1924 Maree, South Australia, Australia
Died	30 April, 1962 (aged 37) Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Related Entries	[View as tree] Finger, Alan Henry (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	iron and steel worker (1940-1962) South Australia, Australia communist (1942-1962) South Australia, Australia trade union official (1945-1960) South Australia, Australia communist party organiser (1950-1962) South Australia, Australia
Key Organisations *	Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (SA) (organiser, ?-?) Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (SA) (member, 1940)
Political Activism *	Eureka Youth League (SA) (member, 1941-?) Communist Party (SA) (member, 1942-1962)

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