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Alan Prior Whittaker (also known as Allan Whitaker) (1892-1929) waiter, ships’ steward, wharf labourer and trade unionist killed in demonstration
Birth: 27 October 1892 at Cootamundra, New South Wales, son of native-born parents Joseph Whitaker (1839-1900), a watchmaker, and Alice Euphemia, née McFarlane (1873-1957), later Towers. Unmarried. Death: 26 January 1929 at Homeopathic Hospital, Melbourne. Religion: Anglican.
Sources
Margo Beasley: Wharfies:the history of the Waterside Workers’ Federation (Rushcutters Bay, 1996); Weekend Australian, 25-26 April 1998; Sun-Herald, 12 April 1998 p 40; Bruce Scates, Rebecca Wheatley and Laura James, World War One: A History in 100 stories (Melbourne, 2015).
'Whittaker, Alan Prior (1892–1929)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://labouraustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/whittaker-alan-prior-33301/text41556, accessed 2 November 2024.
27 October,
1892
Cootamundra,
New South Wales,
Australia
26 January,
1929
(aged 36)
South Melbourne, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
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