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Name	Donald Robert Willesee
Born	14 April, 1916 Derby, Western Australia, Australia
Died	9 September, 2003 (aged 87) Joondalup, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Campbell, Norman Joseph (friend)
Occupation or Descriptor *	clerk (1930-1935) Western Australia, Australia telegraphist (1935-1940) Western Australia, Australia trade union official (1940-1950) Western Australia, Australia labour politician (1950-1975) Federal, Australia Member of Upper House (1950-1975) Federal, Australia
Key Organisations *	Union of Postal Clerks & Telegraphists (WA) (secretary) Union of Postal Clerks & Telegraphists (WA) (president) Union of Postal Clerks & Telegraphists (WA) (member, 1930)
Political Activism *	ALP (WA) (member, 1937-2003) ALP (federal) (politician, 1950-1975)
Workplaces *	Dept of Postmaster-General (WA) (public servant, 1930) Parliament of Australia (Senate - member, 1950-1975)

* Dates are approximate

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