Life Summary - Arthur Augustus Calwell

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Calwell, Arthur Augustus (1896–1973)

	Calwell, Arthur Augustus (1896–1973)
Born	28 August, 1896 West Melbourne, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Died	8 July, 1973 (aged 76) East Melbourne, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic
Related Entries [View as tree]	Pollard, Reginald Thomas (work colleague) Barnard, Lance Herbert (work colleague) McManus, Francis Patrick (influenced)
Occupation*	public servant (1913-1940) Victoria, Australia army officer (1915-1921) Federal, Australia anti-conscriptionist (1916-1973) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1917-1940) Victoria, Australia labour party organiser (1926-1949) Victoria, Australia Australian Rules administrator (1928-1934) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1939-1972) Federal, Australia local government councillor (1939-1945) Victoria, Australia Member of Lower House (1939-1972) Federal, Australia immigration promoter (1945-1949) Federal, Australia opposition leader (1960-1967) Federal, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1972-1972) Victoria, Australia

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Calwell, Arthur Augustus (1896–1973)