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Name	Alfred Arthur Drummond
Born	3 April, 1884 Hindmarsh, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	30 September, 1971 (aged 87) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Education *	Unley Primary School (SA) (student, 1889-1898)
Occupation or Descriptor *	railways employee (1903-1930) South Australia, Australia socialist (1904-1971) South Australia, Australia pacifist (1910-1971) South Australia, Australia trade union official (1921-1951) South Australia, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Peace Council (SA) (member) Australian Peace Council (SA) (president) Workers' Educational Association (SA) (member) Australian Railways Union (SA) (member, 1913) Australian Railways Union (SA) (secretary, 1927-1951)
Political Activism *	ALP (SA) (member, 1902-1950)
Workplaces *	Dept of Railways (SA) (fireman, 1903)

* Dates are approximate

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