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John Duerdin by
Vivian Hill
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In the early days of settlement of Geelong, men (there were no women
admitted to practice in Victoria until 1905) who applied for admission
to practice came from overseas with a variety of qualifications.
The fact that John Duerdin had been admitted in Britain as solicitor and
conveyancer in 1831 was not sufficient for Mr. Justice Willis to allow
him to be admitted here. Duerdin had given notice dated 26/3/1841
in the Geelong Advertiser that he was tendering his professional services
to those who wanted to consult him at Macks Hotel. In fact he had
never practised nor taken out an annual licence. In Melbourne he
had worked as a bookseller and ironmonger. Willis told Duerdin to devote
his time to his profession and apply again. He must have done so
as he was admitted on 29/11/1841. It seems he remained in Geelong
in the interim as his daughter was born here on 12/6/1841 and there are
records of him travelling on the cutters "Governor La Trobe" and "Alice"
in May and June 1841. Later he practised in Melbourne. A son
James also practised law.
Arrangement of material
The list below describes material held in the John Duerdin archive
box,
which is located at 340.099452 Duerdi Hil/Jdu on the shelves in the Geelong
Lawyers' Collection within the Special Collection at the Waterfront campus.
The material has been arranged in date order.
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