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Name	John Callanan Hartley
Born	1920 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 August, 1964 (aged ~ 44) Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Occupation or Descriptor *	merchant sailor (1934-1936) New South Wales, Australia dockyard worker (1936-1951) Overseas merchant sailor (1936-1951) Overseas trade union official (1936-1951) Overseas communist (1951-1964) New South Wales, Australia dockyard worker (1951-1964) New South Wales, Australia merchant sailor (1951-1964) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Job Delegates' Association (Sydney) (secretary, ?-?) Waterside Workers' Federation (federal) (council member, ?-1964) Job Delegates' Association (Sydney) (member, 1951-?) Waterside Workers' Federation (NSW) (member, 1951-1964)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1951-1964)

* Dates are approximate

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