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Name	William Sydney Brennan
Born	24 November, 1907 Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Died	18 October, 1983 (aged 75) Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation or Descriptor *	glazier (1927-1940) New South Wales, Australia hardware store owner (1940-1975) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1950-1972) New South Wales, Australia local government head (1953-1972) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	British Empire Medal (recipient, 1973)
Legacies *	Bill Brennan Centre (Cobar) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Rotary Club of Cobar (NSW) (member) Rotary Club of Cobar (NSW) (honorary life member, ?-1983)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, 1923-1983) ALP (NSW) (life member, 1979-1983)
Workplaces *	Cobar Council (NSW) (mayor) Cobar Council (NSW) (councillor)

* Dates are approximate

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