Life Summary

Name	Frederick Henry Matzkows
Alternative Names	Friedrich Heinrich Matzkows
Born	24 November, 1895 Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Died	13 February, 1981 (aged 85) Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	motor vehicle accident
Cultural Heritage	German Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	railways employee (1912-1960) Queensland, Australia trade union official (1925-1960) Queensland, Australia communist (1929-1981) Queensland, Australia local government councillor (1944-1946) Queensland, Australia
Key Events *	Queensland Railway Strike (1948) (union leader) Railway strike (Qld, 1925) (union leader) Railwaymen's strike (Qld, 1931) (union leader) South Johnstone Strike and Railway Lockout (1927) (union leader)
Key Organisations *	Townsville Trades and Labour Council (Qld) (secretary, ?-?) Queensland Railway Union (1919-1921) Australian Railways Union (Qld) (1921)
Political Activism *	ALP (Qld) (member, 1914-1926) Communist Party (Qld) (member, 1929-1981)
Workplaces *	Dept of Railways (Qld) (cleaner, 1912-1919) Dept of Railways (Qld) (fireman, 1919-1925) Dept of Railways (Qld) (engine driver, 1935) Townsville City Council (Qld) (alderman, 1944-1946)

* Dates are approximate

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