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<event>Career position - Worked in the School of Physiology, University of Melbourne</event>
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<event>Career position - Member of the Status of Women Committee in Victoria</event>
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<event>Career position - Member of the Freedom From Hunger Committee</event>
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<event>Career position - Member of the Fairlea Women's Prison Council in Victoria</event>
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<event>Career position - Member of the Victorian Women's Consultative Council</event>
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<event>Career position - Member of the Planning Committee of the 150th Anniversary of White Settlement in Victoria</event>
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<event>Career position - Director and Trustee of the Victorian Women's Trust</event>
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<event>Career position - National President of the Country Women's Association Australia</event>
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<event>Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)</event>
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<event>Career position - Member of the organising committee of the International Conference on Women in Agriculture</event>
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<event>Career position - Member of the Active for Life Cancer and Heart Offensive Consultative Council</event>
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<event>Award - ANZAC of the Year Award, Returned Services League (RSL)</event>
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<event>Career position - Member of Diversity Victoria Equal Opportunity Commission</event>
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Tom, Jean Marion (1922-)
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