Life Summary - Marin Martin (Mick) Alagich - Labour Australia

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Alagich, Marin Martin (Mick) (1919–2008)

	Alagich, Marin Martin (Mick) (1919–2008)
Born	26 May, 1919 Kotor , Montenegro , Croatia
Died	20 October, 2008 (aged 89) New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Croatian Yugoslavian
Related Entries [View as tree]	Alagich, Joseph (father)
Education*	Sydney Technical College (student, ?-1955) Alma Park Primary School (Broken Hill, NSW) (student, 1933-1934) Broken Hill High school (NSW) (student, 1935-1937) Sydney Teachers' College (student, 1956-1958)
Occupation*	coalminer (1938-1940) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1940-1940) Federal, Australia factory supervisor (1950-1958) New South Wales, Australia Yugoslav community leader (1955-2008) New South Wales, Australia schoolteacher (1958-1979) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service*	World War II (soldier)
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (award, 1978) Medal of the Order of Australia (award, 1986) McKell Award (ALP) (recipient, 2002)
Clubs*	Yugoslav Youth Club (Broken Hill, Sydney) (secretary, 1936) Zora (Sydney) (treasurer, 1945-1945) Zora (Sydney) (secretary, 1947-1948)
Key Organisations*	Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (NSW) (member, ?-2008) Broken Hill Soccer Association (NSW) (founder, 1938) Napredak Club (Broken Hill, NSW) (captain, 1938) Napredak Club (Broken Hill, NSW) (secretary, 1938) Yugoslav Immigrant's Association (NSW) (commitee member, 1945-1949) Yugoslav Youth Club (Sydney) (secretary, 1945) Sydney Yugoslav Soccer Club (secretary, 1946) Brookvale Soccer Club (Sydney) (coach, 1952-1954) Brookvale Soccer Club (Sydney) (player, 1952-1954) Oryin Soccer Club (Warriewood, Sydney) (founder, 1952) Yugal (secretary, 1959) New South Wales Teachers Federation (union official, 1961-1963) Ethnic Affairs Commission (NSW) (commissioner, 1981-1984)
Political Activism*	ALP (member, 1939-2008) ALP (life member, 1981-2008)
Workplaces*	South Broken Hill Mining Co (coal miner, 1938-1940) Brookvale Brewery (foreman, 1950) Manly High School (Sydney) (student, 1959-1979) 2EA radio station (Sydney) (radio broadcaster, 1974-1978) Special Broadcasting Service (employee, 1975-1978)

* Dates are approximate