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Name	Everard John Stanistreet
Born	28 September, 1911 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	23 October, 1994 (aged 83) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation or Descriptor *	railways employee (1926-1950) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1930-1950) Victoria, Australia communist (1940-1950) Victoria, Australia industrial arbitration advocate (1950-1959) Tasmania, Australia railways employee (1950-1959) Tasmania, Australia trade union official (1950-1959) Tasmania, Australia industrial arbitration advocate (1959-1968) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1959-1976) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Railways Union (Vic) (member, 1926) Australian Railways Union (Vic) (industrial officer, 1944-1950) Australian Railways Union (Tas) (secretary, 1950-1959) Australian Railways Union (federal) (industrial officer, 1959-1968) Australian Railways Union (federal) (assistant general secretary, 1968-1976)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (Vic) (member, 1940-1950)
Workplaces *	Dept of Railways (Vic) (employee, 1926-1950) Dept of Railways (Tas) (employee, 1950-1959)

* Dates are approximate

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