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Name	Sydney Thomas Barrett
Alternative Names	Sidney Thomas Barrett
Born	7 April, 1907 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	15 November, 1980 (aged 73) Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (lung)
Related Entries	[View as tree] Healy, James (work colleague) Nelson, Thomas (work colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	wharf labourer (1924-1944) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1944-1972) New South Wales, Australia pacifist (1950-1960) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Waterside Workers' Federation (federal) (council member, 1944-1972) Waterside Workers' Federation (NSW) (organiser, 1944-1972)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, 1926-1948)

* Dates are approximate

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