Clarrie Fallon
Lillian Sansum
(m. 1913)Clarence George Fallon (c. 1890 – 11 January 1950) was an Australian trade unionist. He served as general secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) from 1941 to 1943. He was also president of the Australian Labor Party National Executive from 1938 to 1944.[1]
Fallon died on 11 January 1950 at the Mater Hospital in North Sydney, New South Wales, having suffered a cerebral haemorrhage while attending an AWU Federal Council meeting.[2] Fallon House in Bundaberg, Queensland, was named in his honour.[3]
References
- ^ Bergstrum, Lynette (1996). "Fallon, Clarence George (Clarrie) (1890–1950)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14. Melbourne University Press.
- ^ "Sudden Death of Mr. C. G. Fallon, Stalwart Of A.W.U." Sydney Morning Herald. 12 January 1950.
- ^ "Fallon House (entry 602814)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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- William Spence
- Donald Macdonell
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- Ted Grayndler
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- Beecher Hay
- Tom Dougherty
- Frank Mitchell
- Gill Barr
- Errol Hodder
- Michael Forshaw
- Ian Cambridge
- Steve Harrison
- Terry Muscat
- Bill Shorten
- Paul Howes
- Scott McDine
- Daniel Walton
- Paul Farrow
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