The death took place at Eastwood on Thursday last of Mr. Alan William Mc-Namara, M.L.C., at the age of 54. He leaves a widow (nee Miss Molly Post, formerly of Muswellbrook), and two sons, Peter and Paul. He was president and industrial officer of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Workers' Union. At the time of his appointment to the Legislative Council in 1931 he was secretary of the United Laborers Union. He was a member of the State executive of the A.L.P. in the thirties.
'McNamara, Alan William (1900–1955)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/mcnamara-alan-william-34452/text43254, accessed 6 October 2024.
29 December,
1900
Parramatta, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
5 May,
1955
(aged 54)
Eastwood, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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