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Name	John Mervyn Jones
Born	13 March, 1916 Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	29 June, 2003 (aged 87) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (leukemia)
Education *	Telopea Park School (ACT) (student, 1928) Canberra Grammar School (student, 1929-1932)
Occupation or Descriptor *	cinema manager (1936-1981) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Clubs *	Canberra Club (member, 1960-2003) Commonwealth Club (ACT) (member, 1960-2003)
Key Events *	Royal Tour, 1954 (provided entertainment in Canberra)
Key Organisations *	Canberra Times (advertiser, 1933-1939) Canberra Grammar School Old Boys’ Union (member, 1940-2003) Royal Canberra Golf Club (committee member, 1956-1970) Royal Canberra Golf Club (president, 1971-1974)
Key Places *	Hotel Acton (resident, 1927-1928)
Workplaces *	Capitol Theatre (ACT) (assistant manager, 1933-1936) Civic Theatre (ACT) (manager, 1936-1981) Capitol Theatre (ACT) (manager, 1960-1981)

* Dates are approximate

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