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Name	William Morton Whiley
Born	26 August, 1927 Millthorpe, New South Wales, Australia
Died	5 August, 2004 (aged 76) New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	mesothelioma
Occupation or Descriptor *	railways employee (1945-1950) New South Wales, Australia silver, lead, zinc miner (1950-1975) New South Wales, Australia communist (1951-2004) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1962-1974) New South Wales, Australia coalminer (1975-1987) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1976-1987) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events *	coal strike (1949) (supporter)
Key Organisations *	Australasian Coal & Shale Employees Federation (NSW) (organiser, ?-?) Australian Pensioners and Superannuants Federation (NSW) (secretary, ?-2004) Retired Mine Workers Association (NSW) (secretary, ?-2004) Search Foundation (member, ?-?) Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (NSW) (organiser, 1987-?) South Coast Labor Council (NSW) (life member, 2004-2004)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, ?-2004)
Workplaces *	Dept of Railways (NSW) (shunter, ?-1950) Broken Hill Council (NSW) (member, 1962-1974)

* Dates are approximate

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