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Gilbert Sinclair

Gilbert Jamieson Sinclair (23 September 1877 – 1 February 1955) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in London to compositor Andrew Sinclair and Elizabeth Cameron. Having migrated to Australia he became a boilermaker. Around 1897 he married Eleanor Mavor, with whom he had five children; a second marriage around 1912 to Ada Christian Beaver produced a further daughter. He was the first federal secretary of the Boilermakers' Union in 1909. From 1931 to 1934 he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was expelled from the Labor Party as part of the split that led to the Industrial Labor Party, but was readmitted in 1939. Sinclair died in Lidcombe in 1955.

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Gilbert Jamieson Sinclair (23 September 1877 – 1 February 1955) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in London to compositor Andrew Sinclair and Elizabeth Cameron. Having migrated to Australia he became a boilermaker. Around 1897 he married Eleanor Mavor, with whom he had five children; a second marriage around 1912 to Ada Christian Beaver produced a further daughter. He was the first federal secretary of the Boilermakers' Union in 1909. From 1931 to 1934 he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was expelled from the Labor Party as part of the split that led to the Industrial Labor Party, but was readmitted in 1939. Sinclair died in Lidcombe in 1955.

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  1. date of death: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1273809377

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