Life Summary - John Bernard (Jack) Mundey - Labour Australia

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Mundey, John Bernard (Jack) (1929–2020)

	Mundey, John Bernard (Jack) (1929–2020)
Born	17 October, 1929 Malanda , Queensland , Australia
Died	10 May, 2020 (aged 90) New South Wales , Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic
Related Entries [View as tree]	Stevens, Joyce (friend) Bodkin, William Francis (colleague)
Education*	Malanda State School (Qld) (student, 1935-1941) St Augustine's College (Cairns, Qld) (student, 1942-1944)
Occupation*	builders' labourer (1950-1968) New South Wales, Australia communist (1957-1991) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1960-1975) New South Wales, Australia conservationist (1968-2020) New South Wales, Australia heritage conservationist (1968-2020) New South Wales, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1980-1981) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1984-1986) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2000)
Legacies*	Jack Mundey Place (The Rocks, Sydney) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Australian Conservation Foundation (life member, ?-2020) Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (NSW) (member) Friends of Millers Point (Sydney) (patron) Historic Houses Association of Australia (patron) Parramatta Rugby League Club (Eels) (Sydney) (player) Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (chair, 1995)
Political Activism*	Vietnam war opponent Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1957-1991) Greens Party (member, 2003-2020)
Workplaces*	Builders Labourers Federation (NSW) (member, ?-1975) Builders Labourers Federation (NSW) (secretary, 1968-1975) Sydney City Council (alderman, 1984-1987)

* Dates are approximate