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Name	Victor Walker Bird
Alternative Names	Vin Bourke
Born	19 May, 1912 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died	26 September, 1997 (aged 85) Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Mann, Thomas (acquaintance)
Education *	Cessnock High School (NSW) (student, 1924-1926)
Occupation or Descriptor *	boilermaker (1928-1933) New South Wales, Australia railways employee (1928-1933) New South Wales, Australia communist (1931-1940) New South Wales, Australia clerk (1940-1969) Victoria, Australia communist (1940-1969) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Militant Minority Movement (NSW) (organiser) Unemployed Workers' Movement (Newcastle, NSW) (organiser)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1931-1940) Communist Party (Vic) (member, 1940-1969) Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1969-1997)
Workplaces *	Dept of Railways (NSW) (boilermaker, 1928-1933)

* Dates are approximate

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