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Name	Samuel Shearer
Born	7 February, 1874 Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Died	13 July, 1938 (aged 64) Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	accident
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
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Occupation *	merchant sailor (1902-1912) New South Wales, Australia shipwright (1912-1920) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1916-1934) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Freemasons (member, ?-1938) Federated Shipwrights and Ship Constructors' Association of Australia (NSW) (organiser, 1916-1934) Federated Shipwrights and Ship Constructors' Association of Australia (federal) (secretary, 1918) Federated Shipwrights and Ship Constructors' Association of Australia (NSW) (secretary, 1919-1934)

* Dates are approximate

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