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Carter, George (1863–1932)

	Carter, George (1863–1932)
Born	10 October, 1863 Nelson , New Zealand
Died	5 October, 1932 (aged 68) Bardon, Brisbane , Queensland , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English New Zealander
Occupation*	drover (1889-1889) Victoria, Australia goldminer (1889-1894) Victoria, Australia shearer (1889-1889) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1894-1898) New South Wales, Australia bookseller (1900-1915) Queensland, Australia labour politician (1915-1920) Queensland, Australia Member of Lower House (1915-1920) Queensland, Australia labour politician (1923-1929) Queensland, Australia Member of Lower House (1923-1929) Queensland, Australia
Key Events*	Shearers' Strike, 1894 (shearers leader)
Key Organisations*	Australian Workers' Union (NSW) (organiser, 1894-1898)
Political Activism*	ALP (Qld) (member, 1901-1932) ALP (Qld) (politician, 1915-1920) ALP (Qld) (politician, 1923-1929)
Workplaces*	Parliament of Queensland (Leg. Assembly - member, 1915-1920) Parliament of Queensland (Leg. Assembly - member, 1923-1929)

* Dates are approximate

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Carter, George (1863–1932)