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Ted Grayndler Ted Grayndler i(A130590 works by) (a.k.a. Edward Grayndler)
Born: Established: 12 Oct 1867 One Tree Hill, Tea Tree Gully area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 12 Mar 1943 Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
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Edward Grayndler (1867-1943), trade unionist and politician, was born on 12 October 1867 at One Tree Hill near Mount Victoria, New South Wales, fourth son of John Grayndler, a Canadian migrant, and his Irish wife Johanna, nee Maloney. He attended Home Rule (Mobella) Public School and as a youth worked in outback New South Wales and Queensland in various jobs ranging from fencing, droving and shearing to mining; in 1886 he became a foundation member of the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia (later part of the powerful Australian Workers' Union).' (Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography online. Further information can be found at : href="http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090089b.htm?hilite=grayndler

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  • See also the full Australian Dictionary of Biography Online entry for Edward Grayndler http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090089b.htm.
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