Stephen Vine Buckland
1831-1886
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Stephen Vine Buckland by
Vivian Hill
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The essential quality required in any legal practitioner is integrity,
an ability to separate one's own interest from your client's interest.
S.V. Buckland demonstrated he had this quality when first elected Councillor
of the Borough of Newtown and Chilwell, his firm Taylor Martyr and Buckland
sent their final account as solicitors for the Borough. The Borough
engaged a rival practitioner T.C. Harwood. He and his firm then acted
for many years.
Buckland had been in Geelong for about 12 months when he signed Articles
of Clerkship with Charles Sladen on 16/10/1849. He was born in Sydney
in 1831. It seems likely that he was the first native born in Australia
to commence a legal career in Geelong. He set a good example for
other lawyers to follow, serving his fellow citizens in his profession,
in public bodies and as a Municipal Councillor.
His service on the Board of the Hospital Committee was followed by other
solicitors for more than a hundred years. Many have served as Municipal
Councillors.
Arrangement of material
The list below describes material held in the Stephen Vine Buckland
archive box, which is located at 340.099452 Buckla Hil/Svb on the shelves
in the Geelong Lawyers' Collection within the Special Collection at the
Waterfront campus. The material has been arranged in date order.
| Date |
Title |
Item no. |
| 23/10/1849 |
Articles of Clerkship between Sladen and Buckland |
SB1 |
| 10/1886 |
Extract from Geelong Advertiser re funeral of Buckland |
SB2 |
| 1983 |
Photocopied extract from 'Model Borough' by G. Seaton re. S.V. Buckland |
SB5 |
| 27/10/1902-9/12/1902 |
Three extracts from Geelong Advertiser re. a case against Joseph Grey and
Alfred Ibbotson regarding fraud in the execution of S. Buckland's estate |
SB6 |
| 1996 |
Biography prepared by Ruth Hill
[First page of bibliography. Click on image to enlarge it] |
SB4 |
|
Photograph of S.V. Buckland
[Click on image to enlarge it] |
SB3 |
Additional note:
- partnership agreement with T.H. Taylor 21/10/1864
- documents re sale of practice Taylor Buckland and Gates to Harwood
& Pincott
- summary history of firm by R. Annois
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