Life Summary - David Robin (Dave) Summers

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Summers, David Robin (Dave) (1932–1995)

	Summers, David Robin (Dave) (1932–1995)
Born	7 February, 1932 Nottingham , Nottinghamshire , England
Died	18 March, 1995 (aged 63) Brisbane , Queensland , Australia
Cause of Death	portal hypertension
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Baptist Catholic
Passenger Ship*	Mooltan (1948) (assisted immigrant)
Occupation*	clerk (1950-1960) Queensland, Australia storeman (1960-1976) Queensland, Australia trade union official (1976-1990) Queensland, Australia
Key Organisations*	Federated Storemen & Packers' Union of Australia (Qld) (member, ?-1976) Federated Storemen & Packers' Union of Australia (Qld) (trade union official, 1960-1976) Actors' Benevolent Fund (Qld) (treasurer, 1975-1990)
Political Activism*	ALP (Qld) (member, 1955)
Workplaces*	Edward Fletcher & Co Pty Ltd (employee, 1960-1976) Actors' and Announcers' Equity Association of Australia (Qld) (trade union official, 1976-1990) Actors, Entertainers, and Announcers Equity Association, Queensland, Union of Employees (trade union official, 1976-1990)
Miscellaneous*	Wallaces Awards (Queensland Variety) (instigator, 1977)

* Dates are approximate

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