Life Summary - James Ford (Jim) Cairns

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Cairns, James Ford (Jim) (1914–2003)

Cairns, James Ford (Jim) (1914–2003)
Born	4 October, 1914 Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	12 October, 2003 (aged 89) Narre Warren, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	pneumonia
Education *	Sunbury Primary School (Melbourne) (student, 1920-1926) Northcote High School (Melbourne) (student, 1927-1931) University of Melbourne (student)
Occupation *	police officer (1933-1944) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1959-1977) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1959-1977) Federal, Australia
Key Events *	Cyclone Tracey, Darwin, 1974 (acting prime minister) Khemlani loans affair, 1974-75 (treasurer)
Political Activism *	Vietnam war opponent (politician) ALP (Vic) (member, 1946) ALP (federal) (politician, 1959-1977) anti-conscriptionist (politician, 1965-1972) ALP (Vic) (life member, 2000-2003)
Workplaces *	Police Force (Vic) (police officer, 1933-1944) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1959-1977)

* Dates are approximate

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