Life Summary - Thomas (Tom) Gamboni - Labour Australia

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Gamboni, Thomas (Tom) (1878–1922)

	Gamboni, Thomas (Tom) (1878–1922)
Born	6 February, 1878 Sebastian , Victoria , Australia
Died	21 August, 1922 (aged 44) Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Cause of Death	kidney disease
Cultural Heritage	Italian
Related Entries [View as tree]	Mann, Thomas (related entry) Holland, Henry Edmund (related entry) Lyons, Joseph John (related entry) Rosser, William (related entry)
Occupation*	silver, lead, zinc miner (1900-1909) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1905-1908) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1905-1909) New South Wales, Australia publican (1909-1913) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1909-1913) Victoria, Australia silver, lead, zinc miner (1913-1921) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1913-1921) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1922-1922) Victoria, Australia
Key Events*	Broken Hill strike, 1909 (union leader)
Key Organisations*	Amalgamated Miners' Association (NSW) (organiser, ?-1909) Australian Natives' Association (NSW) (member) Broken Hill Hospital (NSW) (board member) Federated Mining Employees Association of Australia (Vic) (organiser, 1912-1913) Amalgamated Miners' Association (NSW) (organiser, 1913) Hotel Club and Restaurant Employees Board (NSW) (organiser, 1915-1921) Shop Assistants Union of NSW (organiser, 1915-1921) Federated Liquor & Allied Industries Employees Union of Australasia (NSW) (organiser, 1916) Federated Liquor & Allied Industries Employees Union of Australasia (Vic) (organiser, 1921-1922)
Political Activism*	ALP (NSW) (member, 1900) ALP (Vic) (member, 1909-1913) ALP (NSW) (member, 1913)
Workplaces*	Broken Hill Council (NSW) (alderman, 1905-1908)

* Dates are approximate