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# Poornima Ramaswamy

Poornima Ramaswamy is an Indian fashion costume designer and entrepreneur. She won a National Film Award for her first film Paradesi (2013), and has continued to work in Indian cinema and stage.

## Career

Poornima is related to the owners of fashion retail brand Naidu Hall, and initially began her career by working with the family business and designing outfits for friends. She completed a degree in business management and was interested in taking over the management of the group. After getting married, Poornima resettled in Erode, where she learnt more about handwoven sarees, which she was keen to pass on to Naidu Hall's collections.
She became acquainted to Malar, the wife of director Bala, and through the connection, she gained the chance to work on her first film, Paradesi (2013). The film depicted the tale of slave labourers in the Indian hill country from the 1930s, prompting Poornima to work on get the aesthetics correct. She subsequently won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for the film.
After Paradesi, she was invited to work on a French film, Son épouse, directed by Michel Spinosa. She has regularly worked with Jyothika since her comeback to Tamil films, collaborating with her in 36 Vayadhinile (2015), Magalir Mattum (2017) and Naachiyaar (2018). She also notably worked on reimagining Madhavan's appearance in Irudhi Suttru (2006) and Rajkiran's look in Dhanush's Pa Paandi (2017). She has pushed for the use of handloom fabric in films, often dressing the cast in organic cotton material.

## Notable filmography

* Paradesi (2013)
* Vai Raja Vai (2015)
* 36 Vayadhinile (2015)
* Irudhi Suttru (2016)
* Saala Khadoos (2016)
* Pa Paandi (2017)
* 36 Vayadhinile (2015)
* Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017)
* Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018)
* Naachiyaar (2018)
* Kaatrin Mozhi (2018)
* Nerkonda Paarvai (2019)
* Jackpot (2019)
* Raatchasi (2019)
* Boomerang (2019 film)
* Thambi (2019 film)
* Soorarai Pottru (2020)
* Putham Pudhu Kaalai( Ilamai Idho Idho 2020)
* Paava Kadhaigal(Thangam 2020)
* Suzhal: The Vortex (2022)
* Jai Bhim (2021)
* Udanpirappe (2021)
* Anbarivu (2022)
* Paramporul (2023)
* Let's Get Married (2023 film)
* Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (Sriya Reddy)(2023)
* Dhoomam (2023)
* Captain Miller (2024)
* Raghu Thatha (2024)
* Darling (2024 film)
* Thalaimai Seyalagam (2024)
* Srikanth (film) ( Jyotika 2024)
* Test (upcoming film)
* Parasakthi (upcoming film)
* Vaa Vaathiyaar (upcoming film)
# 1999 Taraba State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Taraba State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. PDP candidate Jolly Nyame won the election, defeating APP candidate.

## Results

Jolly Nyame from the PDP won the election. APP and AD candidates contested in the election.
The total number of registered voters in the state was 979,001, total votes cast was 839,379, valid votes was 816,117 and rejected votes was 23,262.
* Jolly Nyame, (PDP)- 467,025
* APP- 343,898
* AD- 5,194
# Aleksandr Stavpets

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Stavpets (Russian: Александр Александрович Ставпец; born 4 July 1989) is a Russian footballer who plays for Belarusian club Maxline Vitebsk.

## Club career

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Rostov on 16 July 2007 in a game against FC Saturn Ramenskoye.

## Career statistics

    As of 22 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rostov | 2007 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| Moscow | 2008 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 |
| Moscow | 2009 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Moscow | Total | Total | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) | 2011–12 | Russian First League | 26 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 4 |
| Rotor Volgograd | 2012–13 | Russian First League | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 |
| Rotor Volgograd | 2013–14 | Russian First League | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 6 |
| Rotor Volgograd | Total | Total | 50 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 15 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | Total | Total | 59 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 3 |
| Tyumen (loan) | 2017–18 | Russian First League | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 29 | 6 |
| Tom Tomsk | 2018–19 | Russian First League | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 2019–20 | Russian First League | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 5 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 2020–21 | Russian First League | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 3 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | Total | Total | 55 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 8 |
| Tom Tomsk | 2021–22 | Russian First League | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 17 |
| Arsenal Tula | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| Arsenal Tula | 2023–24 | Russian First League | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal Tula | Total | Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2023–24 | Russian First League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 |
| Maxline Vitebsk | 2024 | Belarusian First League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 369 | 55 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 407 | 64 |
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in the FNL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the relegation play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in the promotion play-offs
# 1897 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1897 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1897 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Armstrong, the Midshipmen compiled an 8–1 record, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 111 to 34. The Army–Navy Game was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 9 | Princeton | Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD | L 0–28 | 3,000 |
| October 16 | Penn second team | UnknownAnnapolis, MD | W 22–0 | |
| October 23 | Princeton second team | Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD | W 6–0 | |
| October 30 | Penn State | Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD | W 4–0 | |
| November 6 | Rutgers | Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD | W 1–0 (forfeit) | |
| November 13 | Virginia | Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD | W 4–0 | |
| November 17 | University of Maryland, Baltimore | Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD | W 38–0 | |
| November 20 | Lehigh | Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD | W 28–6 | |
| November 28 | White Squadron | Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD | W 8–0 | |
# Ponte Lambro

Ponte Lambro (Brianzöö: Punt) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Milan and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Como.
Ponte Lambro borders the following municipalities: Caslino d'Erba, Castelmarte, Erba.

## Sports

The Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Pontelambrese, commonly known as Pontelambrese, is an amateur football club founded on July 26, 1974 and based in Ponte Lambro.

## Twin towns

* Zawiercie, Poland, since 2004
* Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, since 2006
* Cortale, Italy, since 2010
* Carbone, Italy, since 2010
# Fabian Monge

Fabian Andres Monge (born 12 July 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Melbourne Victory in the A-League.

## Career
### Western Sydney Wanderers

Monge was part of the 2017-18 Y-League championship winning Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team. He played 71 minutes as they beat Melbourne City Youth 3–1 in the 2018 Y-League Grand Final on 3 February 2018.
On 8 February 2019, Monge signed his first professional contract with the Wanderers, penning a two-year scholarship deal with the club. After a standout 2018–19 Y-League campaign, which culminated in a 3–1 loss to Brisbane Roar Youth in the 2019 Y-League Grand Final, he was named the league's Player of the Year at the Dolan Warren Awards.
He made his professional debut on 18 September 2019 in a 2019 FFA Cup quarter-final clash against Melbourne City, replacing Mathieu Cordier in the 66th minute as the Wanderers went on to lose 3–0.
On 28 December 2020, The club announced that he had departed the club along with Mohamed Adam and Noah Pagden.

### Sydney Olympic

On 21 January 2021, Sydney Olympic FC announced they had signed Monge.

## Honours
### Club

Western Sydney Wanderers
* Y-League: 2017–18

### International
#### Australia U20

* AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2019

#### Australia U17

* AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2016

### Individual

* Y-League Player of the Year: 2018–19
# Rogers Brothers Farmstead

Rogers Brothers Farmstead, also known as Cottonwood Farm and Austin Rogers House, is a historic home located at Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1838 and is a 1+1⁄2-story, five-by-two-bay, vernacular limestone farmhouse. A 1-story frame wing was added shortly after it was built.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
# 701 (disambiguation)

701 may refer to:
* 701, the year
* 701 series, a Japanese train type
* IBM 701, IBM's first commercial computer
* IBM ThinkPad 701, a subnotebook series by IBM
* 701, a common name for the Yamaha Superjet
* Seven-O-One, or 701, a Canadian information television series (1960–1963)
* Area code 701 for North Dakota, United States
* Class 701 train, a British train type
# Gaspar Agüero Barreras

Gaspar Aguero Barreras (February 15, 1873 – May 18, 1951) was a Cuban composer, pianist, and professor. Aguero created numerous musical works, but he was best known for his contributions to Cuban music through his teaching philosophies that have become the basis of child-centered musical philosophies.

## Life and career

Aguero was born in the small province of Camagüey to a very musical family, and started his musical career when he and his family moved to the capital of Cuba He began studying music with his father, Oliverio Agüero, and later finished his studies in Europe with the teacher Rafael Palau. It became apparent that Gaspar was a prodigy and he began writing operettas at age 14, and would conduct different groups. Then in 1902 he would leave the career of being a conductor to focus on his career of begin a music professor. Aguero was a professor for 58 years at Associacion de Dependientes del Comercio. Later on, he decided to get a new job at Hubert de Blank's conservatory where he taught piano. On the side, he helped out at the Escuelo Normal de Maestros de la Habanas where he took on the part as one of the most inspiring individuals. He later died in 1951.

## Influences

Barreras was a forward-thinking pedagogue and was quite knowledgeable of philosophers such as Leibniz and Descartes. He implemented many of these ideas into his teaching ideology of child-centered musical education.

## Musical works

* Alegría Sonnia, boceto sinfónico.
* Cantos escolares, Estudios de las texturas.

### Lyrical theater

* El cinematógrafo parlante o El combate naval de Santiago de Cuba, (1901).
* Huérfana y sola me quedé en el mundo, (1901).
* El país del choteo, (1902).
* La fonda de don Tadeo, (1903).
* La Loma del Ángel, (1904).
* Los effectos del cinturón, (1905).
* El naufragio libre, (1906).
* Los caprichos de Gabriela.
* En la calle y sin llavín y disgustado con el sereno, (1907).
* Baños de mar y La ley del hambre, (1909).
# Leo Yaffe

Leo Yaffe, OC FRSC (July 6, 1916 – May 14, 1997) was a Canadian nuclear chemistry scientist and a proponent of the peaceful uses of nuclear power.
Born in Devils Lake, North Dakota, his family moved to Winnipeg in 1920. He studied at the University of Manitoba receiving a B.Sc.(Hons) in 1940, a M.Sc. in 1941, and was awarded an honorary D.Sc. in 1982. He received a Ph.D. in 1943 from McGill University.
In 1943, he was recruited by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited to work at the Manhattan Project's Montreal Laboratory, moving to the Chalk River Laboratories, on the banks of the Ottawa River, in Ontario, at the end of the war. He remained with the AECL until 1952. His research group developed intense sources of the radioactive isotope cobalt-60 used for treatment of cancer, and radioactive tracers for medical diagnosis.
In 1952, he moved to McGill University, where he studied nuclear reactions using the J.S. Foster cyclotron had just been built at McGill. In 1958 he became the Macdonald Professor of Chemistry.
From 1963 to 1965 he was director of research at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. Returning to McGill he was appointed head of the department of chemistry until 1972. In 1974 he was appointed vice-principal (administration) which he held until he retired in 1981. From 1981 to 1982, he was the president of the Chemical Institute of Canada.
He married Betty Workman and has two children: Carla Krasnick, and Mark Yaffe. Yaffe died in Montreal in 1997. The McGill University Archives holds a collection of his personal papers and photographs.

## Honours

* Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1959
* Doctor of Letters, Trent University, 1980
* Officer, Order of Canada, 1988
* Prix Marie-Victorin, Prix du Québec, 1990

## Quotes

* "People, unfortunately, tend to equate nuclear with bombs. I'm a passionate believer in the peaceful purposes of nuclear energy. What people don't realize is how many people are being helped to surmount medical problems with nuclear medicine."
* "The transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next remains for me the most noble of the professions."
# 2006 Women's Bandy World Championship

The Bandy World Championship for women 2006, the second bandy world championship tournament for women, was held in Roseville, Minnesota in the United States on February 13–18, 2006. The event was hosted by the American Bandy Association in Roseville, Minnesota. In the final, Sweden defeated Russia 3-1. It also marked the Canadian women's national bandy team's first international appearance.

## Participating nations

* Sweden
* Russia
* Norway
* Finland
* United States
* Canada

## Venue

Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval :
| Host venue ||
| Location | United States – Roseville, Minnesota |
| Constructed | Opened: December 1993 |
| Capacity | |

## Premier tour

* 14 February
    Finland – Russia : 0–8
    Sweden – USA : 7–0
    Canada – Norway : 0–4
    Sweden – Russia : 7–1
    Finland – USA : 2–0
* 15 February
    Sweden – Norway : 8–1
    Finland – Canada : 3–1
    Russia – USA : 7–0
    Norway – Finland : 4–2
    Canada – Russia : 0–7
* 16 February
    Sweden – Canada : 5–0
    USA – Norway : 1–1
    Sweden – Finland : 5–0
    Russia – Norway : 1–1
    USA – Canada : 0–1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | +30 | 10 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 7 |
| 3 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 |
| 4 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 4 |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 2 |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 |

## Final Tour
### Match for 5th place

    USA – Canada : 2–0

### Semifinals

* 17 February
    Russia – Norway : 2–0
    Sweden – Finland : 4–0

### Match for 3rd place

* 18 February
    Norway – Finland : 2–1

### Final

* 18 February
    Sweden – Russia : 3–1
# Simone Cairoli

Simone Cairoli (born 7 July 1990) is an Italian male decathlete, who won six national championships. In 2017 with his personal best had reached the 5th place in the national all-time lists and 52nd place in the seasonal world lists.

## Biography

Simone Cairoli finished at 12th at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships, establishing his personal best, and was selected for 2018 European Athletics Championships.
Curiously he is a specialist of the decathlon (sport) working as a clerk at Decathlon (shop).

## His first European final

After the first day of events at the 2018 European Championships, Cairoli finished 6th with 2110 points.
| | Event | Performance | Event points | Event place | Total points | Total place |
| Day one (7 August) | 100 m | 10.94 (+0.3) | 874 | 8 | 874 | 8 |
| Day one (7 August) | Long jump | 7.49 (+1.3) PB | 932 | 8 | 1806 | 6 |
| Day one (7 August) | Shot put | 13.25 m | 682 | 24 | 2488 | 7 |
| Day one (7 August) | High jump | 2.05 m SB | 850 | 5 | 3338 | 5 |
| Day one (7 August) | 400 m | 48.77 PB | 872 | 9 | 4210 | 6 |
| Day two (8 August) | 100 m hs | 14.66 SB= | 891 | 11 | 5101 | 4 |
| Day two (8 August) | Discus throw | 35.30 m | 570 | 22 | 5671 | 12 |
| Day two (8 August) | Pole vault | 4,60 m PB | 790 | 17 | 6461 | 12 |
| Day two (8 August) | Javelin throw | 59.62 m PB | 732 | 10 | 7193 | 11 |
| Day two (8 August) | 1500 m | 4:28.38 | 756 | 4 | 7949 PB | 10 |

## Personal best
### Decathlon

* 7942 pts ( Berlin, 7–8 August 2018) at the 2018 European Championships
** 100 m: 10.94, long jump: 7.49 m, shot put: 13.25 m, high jump: 2.05 m, 400 m: 48.77;
** 110 m hs: 14.66, discus throw: 35.30 m, pole vault: 4.60 m, javelin throw: 59.62 m, 1500 m: 4:28.30

### Previous Decathlon Personal Best

* 7875 pts ( Götzis, 2 May 2017) at the 2017 Hypo-Meeting
** 100 m: 10.79, long jump: 7.37 m, shot put: 13.04 m, high jump: 2.03 m, 400 m: 49.95;
** 110 m hs: 14.72, discus throw: 37.53 m, pole vault: 4.50 m, javelin throw: 56.36 m, 1500 m: 4:21.14

### Heptathlon

* 5841 pts ( Belgrade, 5 March 2017) at the 2017 European Indoor Championships
** 60 m: 7.04, long jump: 7.55 m PB, shot put: 12.21 m, high jump: 2.04 m,
** 60 m hs: 8.31 SB, pole vault: 4.60 m PB, 1000 m: 2:40.14

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
| 2013 | European Cup | Tallinn | 19th | Decathlon | 7169 pts | PB |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade | 12th | Heptathlon | 5841 pts | PB |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin | 10th | Decathlon | 7949 pts | PB |

## National titles

He won 8 times the national championships.
* Italian Athletics Championships
** Decathlon: 2015, 2016
* Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
** Heptathlon: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
# Vittoria Fontana

Vittoria Fontana (born 23 July 2000) is an Italian sprinter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 100 m.

## Personal best

* 100 m: 11.33 (Geneva, Switzerland, 12 June 2021)

## Achievements
### Senior level

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń | Semifinal | 60 m | 7.28 | PB |
| 2021 | World Relays | Chorzów | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 43.79 | SB |

## National titles

* Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
** 60 metres: 2021
# Stefano Martinoli

Stefano Martinoli (born 21 September 1935) is an Italian rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
# Federica Cesarini

Federica Cesarini (born 2 August 1996) is an Italian lightweight rower. She won the gold medal in the lightweight double sculls at 2020 Summer Olympics and in the lightweight quadruple sculls at the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

## Biography

Cesarini started the activity in 2009, having her senior debut in 2017. In addition to the international medals won at a senior level, at the youth level she won six more medals. She also won 16 National Championships, 5 of them in the lightweight single scull.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Time |
| 2017 | World Championships | Sarasota | 1st | Lightweight quadruple sculls | 6:33.97 |
# Charles Wittenoom

Charles Horne Wittenoon (6 December 1879 – 18 September 1969) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for twelve years.
Born in Geraldton, Western Australia on 6 December 1879, he was the son of squatter and station agent Sir Edward Wittenoom, and a nephew of Frank Wittenoom, after whom the town of Wittenoom is named. He was educated at High School (now Hale School) in Perth, then went to England to complete his studies at Malvern College and the Royal School of Mines in London. On returning to Western Australia he became manager of Central and West Boulder Mines at Kalgoorlie. By 1909 he was owner of Muralgarra Station at Yalgoo. On 9 June 1909 he married Bessie Sholl, daughter of Robert Sholl; they had one son and two daughters.
Wittenoom was widowed in October 1919. From the early 1920s he lived in Albany, Western Australia, where he invested in property including several hotels, and became director of WA Woollen Mills. On 17 September 1923 he married Constance Patricia Hanrahan, with whom he had two sons and a daughter, Jacqueline (1927–2016), who married the Irish racehorse trainer Vincent O'Brien. He became active in public affairs, serving as mayor of Albany Municipal Council from 1923 to 1931 (with a brief break in 1926), and again from 1940 to 1952. On 22 May 1928 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for the South-East Province. He held the seat until the election of 11 May 1940, when he was defeated by Hugh Roche. In later life he retired to Claremont, where he died on 18 September 1969. He was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery.
# Charlie Crofts

Charles Alfred Crofts (11 July 1871 – 25 March 1950) was an Australian trade unionist.
Born at Bethnal Green in England to general dealer James Crofts and Ann Rebecca, née Luxton, Crofts entered the workforce at the age of twelve, leaving school to work in a sheet metal factory and joining the Tinsmiths, Braziers and Gas Meter Makers' Society of London. He married Agnes Humphreys at Bethnal Green on 6 August 1893. He and his family moved to Melbourne in 1898, where Crofts became a member of the Sheet Metal Workers' Union (SMWU), serving as vice-president (1907) and president (1908–09). In 1911 he was on the first executive of the Federated Gas Employees' Industrial Union and in 1914 was elected to the SMWU's national executive. He defied his employer, the Metropolitan Gas Company, to attend a union meeting in Sydney in 1914 and was subsequently dismissed, but soon after won the position of secretary to the Gas Employees' Union, a paid position, winning the national secretaryship two months later.
Crofts, an activist president, served on the Melbourne Trades Hall Council's executive and was its president from 1924 to 1925. He was secretary of the Commonwealth Council of Federated Unions from 1923 to 1927 and was first secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions in 1927, a position he held until 1943. In 19430 he was the Australian delegate to the Fourteenth Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, the International Federation of Trade Unions' Fifth Annual Congress in Stockholm, and the British Commonwealth Labour Conference in London; he also served as a deputy on the board of the International Labour Organization. A leading workers' advocate during the Depression, he retired from the secretaryship in 1943 to concentrate on his presidency of the Gas Employees' Union.
Crofts was also active in the Australian Labor Party, serving as a Victorian executive member and Federal conference delegate and being president (1926–27) and treasurer (1942–44) of the Victorian branch. He ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 1934. He was frequently an advocate in the Arbitration Court. Identified as a moderate within the Labor movement, Crofts was a firm anti-communist but identified as a socialist. He died at Caulfield in 1950 and was cremated.