Life Summary - George Thomas (Tom) McLean - Australian Dictionary of Biography

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McLean, George Thomas (Tom) (1901–1994)

	McLean, George Thomas (Tom) (1901–1994)
Born	12 December, 1901 Mount Morgan , Queensland , Australia
Died	17 February, 1994 (aged 92) Mackay , Queensland , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish
Religious Influence	Uniting
Education*	Cawarral State School (Qld) (student, 1912-1915)
Occupation*	store manager (1917-1922) Queensland, Australia sugar cane farmer (1923-1938) Queensland, Australia hotelier (1938-1946) Queensland, Australia local government councillor (1939-1942) Queensland, Australia soldier (1942-1945) Federal, Australia cruise ship operator (1946-1986) Queensland, Australia resort owner (1962-1985) Queensland, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1984-1986) Queensland, Australia
Military Service*	World War II (soldier, 1942-1945)
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1970)
Key Organisations*	Freemasons (member, ?-1994) Returned and Services League of Australia (Qld) (member, 1945-1994)
Political Activism*	Country Party (Qld) (member)
Workplaces*	Proserpine Shire Council (Qld) (councillor, 1939-1942) Roylen Cruises (owner, 1946-1986) Brampton Island (owner, 1962-1985)

* Dates are approximate