Background
Jones was born in Donnybrook, Western Australia.
Jones was born in Donnybrook, Western Australia.
He served the Australian Labor Party as member for Collie from 1968 until his retirement in 1989. He worked as a call boy with the railways at the beginning of his career after moving to Collie in 1929. In 1947 he joined the coal mining industry and in 1951 was elected General Secretary of the Coal Miners Industrial Union - the youngest person ever elected to that position.
He also served as Secretary of the Collie Coal Miners Combined Union.
Tom Jones was also responsible as an industrial advocate for winning the 35-hour week as an Award Condition for Australian workers. Jones was elected as member for Collie-Wellington in 1968 and served as the Labor Member for 21 years.
His retirement in 1989 saw the National Party candidate Hilda Turnbull become the member for Collie. During his parliamentary career he was active in the policies of Government for the coal mining industry.
He was Chairman of the State Parliamentary Party during the period of the John Tonkin Government.