Life Summary - Richard Davis (Dick) Shillington

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Shillington, Richard Davis (Dick) (1868–1935)

	Shillington, Richard Davis (Dick) (1868–1935)
Born	10 June, 1868 Belfast , Antrim , Ireland
Died	19 November, 1935 (aged 67) Longreach , Queensland , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Irish
Religious Influence	Methodist
Related Entries [View as tree]	Kewley, William (acquaintance) Prior, Charles (acquaintance)
Occupation*	railways employee (1890-1894) Queensland, Australia shearer (1890-1894) Queensland, Australia trade union official (1892-1894) Queensland, Australia gaoled trade unionist (1894-1894) Queensland, Australia prisoner (1894-1894) Queensland, Australia opal miner (1896-1903) Queensland, Australia dairy farmer (1905-1911) Queensland, Australia local government councillor (1923-1924) Queensland, Australia
Key Events*	Shearers' Strike, 1894 (shearers leader)
Groups*	Coombemartin Station (Qld) 'perjurers' (member)
Key Organisations*	Australian Workers' Union (Qld) (organiser) Queensland Shearers Union (organiser, ?-1892) Amalgamated Workers' Union (Qld) (organiser, 1892-1918) Australian Workers' Union (Qld) (organiser, 1904-1930)
Key Places*	Coombe Martin (Qld) (shearer, 1894)
Political Activism*	ALP (Qld) (member, 1900-1930)
Workplaces*	Longreach Shire Council (Qld) (councillor, 1923-1924)

* Dates are approximate

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