Life Summary - Rupert Ernest Lockwood

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Lockwood, Rupert Ernest (1908–1997)

Lockwood, Rupert Ernest (1908–1997)
Born	10 March, 1908 Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
Died	8 March, 1997 (aged 88) Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	kidney disease
Education *	Natimuk Primary School (Vic) (student, 1913-1923) Wesley College (Melbourne) (student, 1924-1926)
Occupation *	journalist (1930-1939) Victoria, Australia communist (1939-1968) New South Wales, Australia journalist (1939-1985) New South Wales, Australia pamphleteer (1940-1980) New South Wales, Australia labour historian (1975-1989) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events *	Spanish Civil war, 1936-39 (journalist, 1937-1937) Royal Commission on Espionage, 1954 (witness, 1954-1954)
Key Organisations *	Waterside Workers' Federation (NSW) (journal editor, 1952-1985)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1939-1968)
Workplaces *	Mail (Adelaide) newspaper (employee, 1927-1930) Herald (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist, 1930-1939) ABC Weekly magazine (journalist, 1939-1941) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (journalist, 1939-1941) Maritime Worker journal (journalist, 1952-1985) Tribune (Sydney) newspaper (correspondent, 1965-1968)

* Dates are approximate

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