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Name	John Victor Apthorp
Born	28 March, 1904 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	29 June, 1992 (aged 88) Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Eccles, Charles Edward (uncle)
Education *	North Kalgoorlie Primary School (WA) (student, 1910-1919)
Occupation *	sailor (1920-1929) Federal, Australia sailor (1932-1937) Federal, Australia communist (1941-1970) New South Wales, Australia accountant (1962-1968) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Varuna, the Writers' House (Katoomba, NSW) (committee member)
Key Places *	Bodington Red Cross Sanitorium (NSW) (resident, 1937)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1942)

* Dates are approximate

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