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Gwyther, Ross, 1949-
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1949-
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A graduate of The University of Queensland, Ross Gwyther had a long career as a geophysicist at the University and the CSIRO, followed by ten years as an organiser with the National Tertiary Education Union. He retired in 2013. He has been actively involved in the labour, environment and peace movements for over 50 years. He was a founding committee member of both the Anti-Uranium Campaign in Brisbane in 1976, and People for Nuclear Disarmament in 1983. Since then, he has played prominent roles in the campaign groups Just Peace and the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network. He has also served on the management committee of the Brisbane Labour History Association, and with the retired trade unionists' group, Vintage Reds.
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Created, JR, 7-Dec-2023
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