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Name	William Mears
Born	1865 Echuca, Victoria, Australia
Died	21 February, 1943 (aged ~ 78) Eltham, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	English 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 *	bricklayer (1885-1905) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1905-1940) Victoria, Australia
Key Events *	Building Strike (1907) (union leader)
Key Organisations *	Carlton Football Club (Melbourne) (player) Victorian Trades Hall Council (delegate) Victorian Operative Bricklayers' Society (member, 1901) Victorian Operative Bricklayers' Society (organiser, 1905-1915) Victorian Operative Bricklayers' Society (secretary, 1915-1940)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (member)

* Dates are approximate

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