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Name	Charles Alexander Ross
Born	1897 Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	12 November, 1981 (aged ~ 84) Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Occupation or Descriptor *	police officer (1917-1923) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1943-1967) Victoria, Australia caretaker (1949-1967) Victoria, Australia
Key Events *	police strike (Vic, 1923) (participant)
Key Organisations *	Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia (Vic) (member, 1932-1967) Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia (Vic) (treasurer, 1943-1967)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (member, 1932-1967)
Workplaces *	Melbourne Trades Hall (caretaker, 1949-1967)

* Dates are approximate

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