Labor legend Tom Uren dies a national icon on Australia Day.

Balmain working class hero and Labor legend Tom Uren dies a national icon on Australia Day.
This Political Giant who is locally and nationally celebrated will remain as an important part of our Australian History. The different stages of Tom’s almost 94 years covered so much of the Australian experience – soldier, heavyweight boxer, prisoner of war, parliamentarian, anti-war activist, Minister, environmentalist, and humanitarian of the highest order.

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-26/tom-uren-former-whitlam-minister-dead/6046340

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/tom-uren-former-whitlam-and-hawke-minister-dies-aged-93/story-fni0cx4q-1227196883352

Mayor Darcy Byrne, Tom Uren and Cr Linda Kelly- Balmain Library

 

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