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Name	Joseph Carter
Born	17 June, 1907 Port Hacking, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	Unknown
Occupation or Descriptor *	railways employee (1920-1922) New South Wales, Australia itinerant worker (1922-1937) New South Wales, Australia itinerant worker (1922-1933) Queensland, Australia itinerant worker (1922-1933) Victoria, Australia communist (1935-1992) New South Wales, Australia iron and steel worker (1935-1937) New South Wales, Australia wharf labourer (1939-1972) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events *	Spanish Civil war, 1936-39 (participant)
Key Organisations *	Waterside Workers' Federation (NSW) (member, 1939-1972)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1935-1992)
Workplaces *	Dept of Railways (NSW) (navvy, 1920-1922)

* Dates are approximate

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