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Life Summary

Name	Charles Keith Jones
Born	12 September, 1917 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died	7 August, 2003 (aged 85) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Higgins, Ruth Attwell (teacher)
Education *	Tighes Hill Public School (NSW) (student, 1923-1929) Cooks Hill High School (Newcastle, NSW) (student, 1930-1932)
Occupation *	boilermaker (1935-1950) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1943-1957) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1947-1959) New South Wales, Australia local government head (1956-1957) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1958-1983) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1958-1983) Federal, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1984)
Key Organisations *	Boilermakers' Society of Australia (NSW) (member, ?-?) Boilermakers' Society of Australia (NSW) (organiser, ?-?) Metal Trades Federation of Unions (NSW) (member, ?-?) Newcastle Trades Hall Council (NSW) (delegate, ?-?)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, 1942-2003) ALP (federal) (politician, 1958-1983) ALP (NSW) (life member, 1983-2003)
Workplaces *	Newcastle City Council (NSW) (alderman, 1947-1959) Newcastle City Council (NSW) (lord mayor, 1956-1957) Shortland County Council (NSW) (alderman, 1957-1959) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1958-1983)

* Dates are approximate