John (Jack) Sinclair (1867–1936)
Mr J. [John] Sinclair, J.P., who had been secretary of the Brick, Tile and Pottery Union for more than 30 years, died in the Melbourne Hospital early this morning.
A week ago he was operated on for appendicitis.
Mr Sinclair, who was 65 last Monday, has represented his union on the Trades Hall Council and Australian Labor Party conferences for many years, and was a member of the West Brunswick branch of the A.L.P.
Mr Sinclair was a life member of the Brunswick Football Club, with which he was associated for more than 30 years. He was president of the Supporters Committee. In the past he represented the club as a delegate to the Association, and on the Brunswick Recreation Reserve Committee.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- profile, Labor Call (Melbourne), 3 April 1924, p 11
- caricature, Labor Call (Melbourne), 3 October 1935, p 3
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Citation details
'Sinclair, John (Jack) (1867–1936)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/sinclair-john-jack-34984/text44102, accessed 14 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1 June,
1867
Maffra,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
8 June,
1936
(aged 69)
Parkville, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Cause of Death
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor
Key Organisations
- Federated Brick, Tile and Pottery Workers' Union (federal)
- Federated Brick, Tile and Pottery Workers' Union (Vic)
- Victorian Trades Hall Council