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Name	Wallace Lyle Dawson
Born	16 October, 1910 Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Died	1 October, 1983 (aged 72) Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	emphysema
Occupation or Descriptor *	coalminer (1924-1950) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1930-1950) New South Wales, Australia communist (1935-1950) New South Wales, Australia coalminer (1950-1970) Queensland, Australia trade union official (1950-1970) Queensland, Australia
Key Events *	Coal Lockout (1929, NSW) (coal miner)
Key Organisations *	South Coast Labor Council (NSW) (secretary)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, ?-1950)

* Dates are approximate

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