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Name	Gerald Macadam Dawson
Born	15 July, 1905 South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	18 May, 1979 (aged 73) Annerley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cultural Heritage	New Zealander 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 *	public servant (1924-1929) Queensland, Australia trade union official (1924-1971) Queensland, Australia tradesperson (1924-1971) Queensland, Australia labour party organiser (1932-1932) Queensland, Australia communist (1940-1971) Queensland, Australia magazine/journal editor (1942-1969) Queensland, Australia

* Dates are approximate