Geelong Law Association

• The Geelong Law Association
• Arrangement of Material
• About the Geelong Lawyers' Collection
• Lawyers and law associations in the collection

The Geelong Law Association by Vivian Hill
Text copyright held by Vivian Hill.  For more information see the Copyright page

"Strive mightily but eat and drink together."

This has been the theme of lawyers since the days of the Inns of Court in England where those practising law not only competed against each other in court but shared accommodation with their opponents.  One requirement of admission to the Bar was proof that the applicant had eaten sufficient dinners with other members of the Inn.

The Melbourne "Argus" of 7/5/1853 records the establishment of a Law Society.  From the accounts of early solicitors in Geelong it is clear that the Geelong Law Association is well in excess of a hundred years old.  The Association looks after the interests of its members, provides education, and has social gatherings.  The formal opening of the Legal Year has provided an opportunity for members of the Association to meet and show their regard for the law as a necessary part of a democracy.

Arrangement of material

The list below describes material held in the Geelong Law Association archive box, which is located at 340.099452 Geelon Hil/Gla 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.
[1855]	Laminated photocopy of: 'Map of Geelong and its suburbs : showing the divisions of the wards, and boundaries of the suburbs, by F. Proeschel'	GLA34
1860's	Photograph looking across Market Square to "Solicitors Row" Yarra Street [Click on image to enlarge it.]	GLA28
1897	Framed photograph: 'Geelong Law Students, 1897', Top row left to right: Percival Higgins, Samuel Young, Harry I. Carwcour, Archibald thompson, [unidentified]; button row, left to right: P.R. Fraser, Eustace E. Wilson, David Griffiths, Charles Birdsey	GLA32
1928	Verses by H.L. Crawcour read or sung at Law Dinner [Click on image to enlarge it]	GLA12
14/2/1907	Photograph of Geelong Lawyers' Football Team [Click on image to enlarge it.]	GLA27
1922-2003 incomplete	Annual dinner menus Outside cover of the 1978 dinner menu Inside cover of the 1979 dinner menu [Click on image to enlarge it	GLA2
1926-1928 incomplete	Dance programme	GLA23
1952-2003 incomplete	Order of Service at the opening of the legal year	GLA3
1959-2000 incomplete	Invitation to annual dinner	GLA1
1966	Photograph of procession to St. Mary's Church for the opening of the legal year [Click on image to enlarge it.]	GLA10
1969	Photograph of J. Crawcour, R. McAllister (Mayor) and Mr. Justice Dean at the opening of the legal year [Click on image to enlarge it.]	GLA11
1971-1972	Legal Wives Association invitations	GLA35
1981-1986 incomplete	Minutes of Annual General Meeting and President's Report	GLA15
1982-1988 incomplete	List of practitioners' Christmas closing dates	GLA21
1982-1999 incomplete	Notice and agenda of Annual General Meeting	GLA9
1985	List of law firms	GLA20
1989	Geelong Law Association Mid Year Newsletter	GLA24
23/5/1995	Cutting from Geelong Advertiser re feature article "Law Week"	GLA26
12/1996	Photocopy from "Investigator" re legal history in Geelong	GLA22
3/2/1997	Welcome to the court by Michael J. Williams on the opening of the 1997 legal year	GLA13
13/12/1997	Cutting from Geelong Advertiser re "Pictures of the Past"	GLA17
10/12/1998	History of the opening of legal year ceremonies by Vivian Hill [First page. Click on image to enlarge it.]	GLA8
1997-2003 incomplete	Invitation to Opening of Legal Year functions	GLA14
3/2/1998	Cutting from Geelong Advertiser re opening of historic photograph exhibition at Geelong Court	GLA16
2/2/1998	Transcript of speech by J. Weigl and opening remarks of Justice Cummins at opening of the legal year	GLA18
5/2/1998	Photocopy of letter of thanks from Justice Cummins to J. Weigl re opening of the legal year	GLA19
29/1/1999	Press release re opening of Legal Year	GLA4
1/2/1999	Welcome to the Court by John Weigl, President Geelong Law Association	GLA5
3/1999	"Geelong Business News" photos from the official opening of the 1999 legal year	GLA6
2/2/1999	Cutting from Geelong Advertiser re opening of the legal year	GLA7
28/1/2000	Welcome and address by R. Edmonds on the opening of the 2000 legal year	GLA25
2000	Geelong 2000: the great Geelong success story (pages 87 to 91 on the 'Law in Geelong')	GLA29
25/3/2000	Cutting from Geelong Advertiser '125 years ago' re football match	GLA30
3/4/2000	Invitations to Opening of sittings of Court of Appeal Sittings in Geelong and to civic reception and G.L.A. dinner on 6/4/2000 plus menu of dinner.	GLA31
[2002]	'Geelong Lawyers 1858': a laminated enlarged photocopy of a map of Geelong's CBD, showing the addresses of various lawyers who practiced in Geelong in 1858.  The map was constructed by Vivian Hill.	GLA33
3/2/2003	Transcript of welcome speech by Michael Brugman at opening of the legal year	GLA36

Additional note:

• The Geelong Law Association is also mentioned in the Geelong Law Association Picnics archive box:

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