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Name	Arthur Edward Woods
Born	28 November, 1901 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Died	4 January, 1991 (aged 89) Campsie, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	kidney disease
Occupation or Descriptor *	railways employee (1921-1939) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1940-1967) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australasian Transport Officers' Association (NSW) (organiser, 1919-1940) Australian Transport Officers Federation (NSW) (secretary, 1940-1967) Australasian Transport Officers' Federation (federal) (secretary, 1943-1948)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, ?-?)
Workplaces *	Dept of Railways (NSW) (employee, ?-1939)

* Dates are approximate

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