Life Summary - Melrose Desmond (Des) Donley

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Donley, Melrose Desmond (Des) (1914–2011)

	Donley, Melrose Desmond (Des) (1914–2011)
Born	23 December, 1914 Breakfast Creek, Brisbane , Queensland , Australia
Died	4 February, 2011 (aged 96) New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian
Religious Influence	Salvationist
Occupation*	farm labourer (1928-1932) Queensland, Australia communist (1933-2011) Queensland, Australia builders' labourer (1935-1980) Queensland, Australia trade union official (1935-1970) Queensland, Australia
Key Organisations*	Building Workers Industrial Union (Qld) (member)

* Dates are approximate

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Donley, Melrose Desmond (Des) (1914–2011)