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Name	Ivan Junior McMeekin
Born	15 September, 1919 Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	28 May, 1993 (aged 73) Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	pneumonia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Myrtle, John Hepburn (friend)
Education *	Manly High School (Sydney) (student, 1932-1936)
Occupation *	navy officer (1940-1942) Federal, Australia merchant sailor (1942-1949) New South Wales, Australia potter (1952-1993) New South Wales, Australia university teacher (1959-1978) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (navy officer)
Awards	Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1982)
Key Organisations *	Australian Ceramics Association (founder, 1956-1956) Australian Ceramics Association (member, 1956) Craft Association of Australia (NSW) (founding member, 1964-1964) Craft Association of Australia (NSW) (member, 1964) Craft Association of Australia (NSW) (president, 1969)
Workplaces *	China Navigation Co Ltd (seaman, 1946-1949) Sturt Ceramic Workshop (Mittagong, NSW) (potter, 1952-1958) University of New South Wales (art) (teacher, 1959-1978)

* Dates are approximate

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