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Name	Andrew Barras
Born	1897 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died	24 April, 1971 (aged ~ 74) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Sharkey, Lance (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	communist (1927-1950) New South Wales, Australia plumber (1927-1950) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Plumbers & Gasfitters Employees Union of Australia (NSW) (member, 1927-1950)
Political Activism *	Australian Socialist Party (NSW) (member, 1922-1924) Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1927-1950)

* Dates are approximate

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