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Name	John Brennan
Born	26 August, 1923 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Died	13 October, 2005 (aged 82) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (brain)
Cultural Heritage	English Irish Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Elliott, Eliot Valens (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	communist (1943-2005) New South Wales, Australia merchant sailor (1943-1950) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1949-1987) New South Wales, Australia
Clubs *	Newcastle Workers Club (NSW) (member, ?-2005) Newcastle Workers Club (NSW) (committee member)
Key Organisations *	Seamen's Union of Australia (NSW) (organiser, 1949-1987) Newcastle Trades Hall Council (NSW) (senior vice-president, 1955-1987)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member)

* Dates are approximate

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