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Name	Ernest Robert Peters
Born	1872 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	27 September, 1942 (aged ~ 70) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Bowling, Peter (colleague) Watson, David (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	coalminer (1904-1930) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1908-1924) New South Wales, Australia publican (1930-1937) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1934-1942) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Freemasons (member, ?-1942) Kurri Kurri District Hospital (NSW) (board member)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, 1904-1942)
Workplaces *	Northern District Miners' Federation (NSW) (organiser) Wallsend Council (NSW) (alderman, 1934-1938) Newcastle City Council (NSW) (alderman, 1938-1942)

* Dates are approximate

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