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Name	Gilbert Edward Hayes
Born	1908 Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	4 March, 1991 (aged ~ 83) Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (rectal)
Related Entries	[View as tree] Hayes, George (father)
Education *	Essendon High School (Melbourne) (student, 1920-1923)
Occupation or Descriptor *	shoe/boot maker (1923-1941) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1933-1976) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	ACTU (delegate) Victorian Trades Hall Council (delegate) Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation (Vic) (member, 1925) Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation (Vic) (vice president, 1938-1939) Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation (federal) (president, 1940-1941) Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation (Vic) (president, 1940-1941) Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation (Vic) (assistant secretary, 1941-1947) Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation (Vic) (secretary, 1948-1976) Victorian Trades Hall Council (president, 1949-1950)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (member, 1920-1976)
Workplaces *	Grosby Shoe Co (employee, 1923-1941)

* Dates are approximate

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