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James Dunn
James Dunn
Senator for New South Wales
	In office; 1 July 1929 – 30 June 1935
Personal details
Born	20 August 1887; Liverpool, UK
Died	21 November 1945 (aged 58); Sydney, Australia
Nationality	English Australian
Political party	Labor (1929–31) ; NSW Labor (1931–35)
Residence	Sydney
Occupation	Miner, shearer, unionist

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James Patrick Digger Dunn (20 August 1887 – 21 November 1945) was an English-born Australian politician. Born in Liverpool, he received a primary education before migrating to Australia in 1903, where he became a miner and shearer. He was an organiser with the Australian Workers' Union and the Sydney Vice-President of the Iron Trades Federation. He served in the military 1915-1919. In 1928, he was elected to the Australian Senate for New South Wales, as a member of the Labor Party. In the 1931 Labor split, Dunn joined the Lang Labor group. He contested the 1934 election under this heading but was defeated. He died in 1945.^[1]

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^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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-'''James Patrick Digger Dunn''' (20 August 1887 &ndash; 21 November 1945) was an English-born Australian politician. Born in [[Liverpool, England|Liverpool]], he received a primary education before migrating to Australia in 1903, where he became a miner and shearer. He was an organiser with the [[Australian Workers' Union]] and the [[Sydney]] Vice-President of the Iron Trades Federation. He served in the military 1915-1919. In 1928, he was elected to the [[Australian Senate]] for [[New South Wales]], as a member of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]]. In the 1931 Labor split, Dunn joined the [[Lang Labor]] group. He contested the [[Australian federal election, 1934|1934 election]] under this heading but was defeated. He died in 1945.<ref name=Psephos>{{cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-11-10}}</ref>
+'''James Patrick Digger Dunn''' (20 August 1887 &ndash; 21 November 1945) was an English-born Australian politician. Born in [[Liverpool, England|Liverpool]], he received a primary education before migrating to Australia in 1903, where he became a miner and shearer. He was an organiser with the [[Australian Workers' Union]] and the [[Sydney]] Vice-President of the Iron Trades Federation. He served in the military 1915-1919. In 1928, he was elected to the [[Australian Senate]] for [[New South Wales]], as a member of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]]. In the 1931 Labor split, Dunn joined the [[Lang Labor]] group. He contested the [[Australian federal election, 1934|1934 election]] under this heading but was defeated. He died in 1945.<ref name=Psephos>{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Australian Election Archive |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-11-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5QSilacl0?url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |archivedate=20 July 2007 |df= }}</ref>
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