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Name	Charles Wilson Anderson
Born	16 February, 1918 Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	15 August, 2009 (aged 91) Peakhurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Education *	Granville Technical College (Sydney) (student, 1930-1933)
Occupation or Descriptor *	plumber (1935-1943) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1951-1953) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1951-1953) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Plumbers & Gasfitters Employees Union of Australia (NSW) (union official, 1943-1949) ACTU (executive member, 1947-1949) Unions NSW (president, 1947-1949) Maritime Services Board (NSW) (board member, 1948-1949) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (board member, 1949-1952)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, ?-2009) ALP (NSW) (politician, 1951-1953)
Workplaces *	Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Council - member, 1951-1953)

* Dates are approximate

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