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Life Summary

Name	Joan Hartley McClintock
Alternative Names	Joan Hartley Roberts
Born	4 February, 1922 Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	9 September, 1996 (aged 74) Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	respiratory arrest
Related Entries	[View as tree] Henderson, Ronald Frank (supported)
Education *	Wenona School (North Sydney) (student, 1933-1933) Blackfriars Correspondence School (Sydney) (student, 1934-1937) University of Sydney (student, 1948-1949) Macquarie University (student, 1984-1987)
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1942-1945) Federal, Australia social welfare advocate (1949-1983) New South Wales, Australia social worker (1950-1968) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier) Australian Women's Army Service (soldier, 1942-1945)
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1984)
Key Events *	Commission of Inquiry into Poverty (1972-75) (witness, 1975) National Economic Summit, 1983 (attended, 1983)
Key Organisations *	Administrative Appeals Tribunal (federal) (member, 1983-1992) New South Wales Medical Board (member, 1983-1996) University of Wollongong (administration) (advisory board member, 1983-1996) Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (member, 1992-1996) Gas Council of New South Wales (member, 1995-1996)
Workplaces *	Council of Social Services of NSW (social worker, 1950-1968) Legacy (NSW) (social worker, 1950-1968) Relationships Australia (NSW) (social worker, 1950-1968) Australian Council of Social Service (employee, 1968-1983) Australian Council of Social Service (acting head, 1975-1980) Australian Council of Social Service (head, 1981-1983)

* Dates are approximate