Life Summary

Name	Victor Hugh Parkinson
Born	11 March, 1917 Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	5 September, 2010 (aged 93) New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Somare, Michael Thomas (pupil)
Education *	Melbourne High School (student, 1929-1934) University of Manchester (UK) (student, 1939-1941)
Occupation or Descriptor *	army officer (1941-1945) Federal, Australia adult educator (1946-1975) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1962-1971) New South Wales, Australia local government head (1965-1970) New South Wales, Australia heritage conservationist (1970-1982) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (army officer) Australian Army Education Service (army officer)
Awards	British Empire Medal (recipient, 1971)
Key Organisations *	National Trust of Australia (NSW) (council member, 1965-1971) National Trust of Australia (NSW) (vice-president, 1970-1973) National Trust of Australia (NSW) (president, 1973-1974) Australian Council of National Trusts (board member, 1974-1982) Australian Council of National Trusts (chairman, 1978-1982)
Workplaces *	State Electricity Commission of Victoria (1935-1938) Australian School of Pacific Administration (teacher, 1946) Mosman Council (NSW) (councillor, 1962) Mosman Council (NSW) (mayor, 1965-1970)

* Dates are approximate

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