Robert Gibson Francis (Roy)
Dobson
1909-1998
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Robert Gibson Francis Dobson by Vivian Hill
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In 1927 when Roy Dobson entered into Articles of Clerkship he was 18.
His father had to pay the firm allowing him Articles 300 guineas.
(330 pounds, enough to buy a fair quality house in Geelong.) His
father asked for and got his undertaking to repay him when qualified and
earning money. His pay during the 4 years was 10 shillings a week,
a total of 104 pounds. Under the Articles he was subject to a restriction
of trade prohibiting him from setting up as a solicitor in Geelong.
He honoured the undertaking to his father and obeyed the trade restriction
setting up practice originally in Melbourne and later in Ballarat.
Interviewed almost 70 years later he gave a detailed and engaging account
of his life as an articled clerk in "Solicitors Row" Yarra Street, Geelong.
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Arrangement of material
The list below describes material held in the Robert Gibson Francis
Dobson archive box, which is located at 340.099452 Dobson Hil/Rgf 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. |
| 4/4/1997 |
Statement of Roy Dobson by Vivian Hill
[First page of statement. Click on image to enlarge it] |
RD1 |
| 10/12/1998 |
Death notices from 'The Age' newspaper |
RD2 |
| 12/12/1998 |
Note by Michael Dobson re his father, Roy's death |
RD3 |
| 12/12/1998 |
Photocopy of obituary from 'Ballarat Courier' newspaper |
RD4 |
|
Photocopy of biography of Lucy Kerley from Victorian College of the
Arts |
RD5 |
|
Photograph of Roy Dobson
[Click on image to enlarge it] |
RD6 |
Additional note:
- Roy Dobson is also mentioned in the following archive boxes:
Eustace E. Wilson
F.R. Pincott
Harry Fallaw
D.P.F. O'Keeffe
Henry Crawcour
Higgins Family re W.
Higgins (1834-1892),
W. Higgins (1858-1932),
Norman Higgins, C. William Higgins
James Wighton
Alan E. McDonald
Colonel H. Speed
Whyte Just and Moore
Aurel Just
Frank Just
J. Stubbs
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