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McClelland, James Robert (Jim) (1915–1999)

	McClelland, James Robert (Jim) (1915–1999)
Born	3 June, 1915 Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Died	16 January, 1999 (aged 83) Wentworth Falls , New South Wales , Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic
Related Entries [View as tree]	Santamaria, Bartholomew Augustine (classmate) Short, Laurence Elwyn (acquaintance)
Education*	St Patrick's College (Ballarat, Vic) (student, 1925-1928) St Kevin's College (Melbourne) (student, 1929-1931) University of Melbourne (student, 1932-1937) University of Sydney (student, 1946-1951)
Occupation*	columnist (1896-1998) New South Wales, Australia airman/woman (1943-1946) Federal, Australia solicitor (1950-1971) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1971-1978) Federal, Australia Member of Upper House (1971-1978) Federal, Australia judge (1978-1985) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service*	World War II
Key Events*	Royal Commission into British Nuclear Tests in Australia (1984-85) (president, 1984-1985)
Key Organisations*	Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (Vic) (member, 1940-1942) Sydney Theatre Company (supporter, 1978)
Political Activism*	Trotskyite (member, 1934-1942) ALP (NSW) (member, 1947-1999) ALP (federal) (politician, 1971-1978)
Workplaces*	Dept of Railways (Vic) (clerk, 1934-1940) Australian Iron and Steel Ltd (employee, 1940-1942) Parliament of Australia (Senate - member, 1971-1978) Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (judge, 1978-1980) NSW Land and Environment Court (chief justice, 1980-1985) Sydney Morning Herald (newspaper) (columnist, 1986-1998)

* Dates are approximate