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Name	John Bernard Sweeney
Born	14 February, 1911 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	7 May, 1981 (aged 70) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
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.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Bellanto, Anthony John (associate) Kisch, Egon Erwin (supported) Sharkey, Lance (supported) Jollie Smith, Christian (employer)
Occupation or Descriptor *	solicitor (1933-1973) New South Wales, Australia communist (1934-1949) New South Wales, Australia barrister (1946-1973) New South Wales, Australia judge (1973-1981) Federal, Australia

* Dates are approximate