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In 1945 Geelong had a population of 41,000. It had taken almost ninety years to double its 1854 population of 20,000. By 1981 its population had more than tripled to 125,000. The end of the Second World War enabled servicemen to return from war duties. The Federal Government encouraged European migration to Australia. Many who came had spent years in camps as refugees from their homelands. With expansion of existing industries and new ones establised Geelong provided opportunities for employment. As well as other supplies and services more lawyers were needed for the increased population.
Richard Annois, a partner in a long established legal firm and an active participant in voluntary public service to the people of Geelong has recorded his observations of this growth, the changes in legal practice and lawyers who met that need.
Included with this essay are photographs of some of the lawyers or of their offices, notes of an interview with W. J. Backhouse recording his comments about those who acted as court advocates and a tribute by P. F. Burke for his "Father-in-Law", John L. McCabe Doyle.
The list below describes material held in the Geelong Legal Profession 1947-1995 archive, which is located at 340.099452 Geelon Hil/Glp 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. |
| 1850 | Picture of Market Square and Solicitors Row | GLP1 |
| 1972 | Photograph of Solicitors Row | GLP2 |
| 1972 | Reduced copy of GLP2 with notation underneath | GLP3 |
| 1981 | Photograph of R. A. Fazio | GLP4 |
| 1981 | Photograph of Warrick Nelson and Michael Henderson | GLP5 |
| 1981 | Photograph of Geoffrey Ainsworth and Ian Gude | GLP6 |
| 1981 | Photograph of Geoffrey and Russell Higgins | GLP7 |
| 1981 | Photograph of Warrick Nelson, partner Harwood & Pincott | GLP8 |
| 1981 | Photograph of John Stubbs, G. Fielding and H. Fikkers | GLP9 |
| 1988 | Photograph of Vivian Hill and granddaughter | GLP10 |
| 1990 | Photocopy of extract from "One man's eye" by Ian Hawthorn re Francis Gerard Gargan | GLP11 |
| 1990 | Photocopy of extract from "One man's eye" by Ian Hawthorn re Kevin Roache | GLP12 |
| 22/7/1993 | Newspaper cutting from Geelong Advertiser re return to Geelong of the firm Ryan Carlisle Thomas | GLP13 |
| 1994 | Comments of H. Fallaw re Ralph Phillips interview with Vivian Hill | GLP14 |
| 6/1995 | 'Geelong legal profession 1947-1995' by Richard Annois | GLP40 |
| 1995 | Newspaper cutting from Geelong Advertiser re Srechko Kontelj | GLP15 |
| 14/5/1996 | Photograph of offices of Hill Perkins & Co. 14 Ryrie St., Geelong | GLP16 |
| 14/5/1996 | Photograph of offices of Doyle Considine, 78 Moorabool St., Geelong | GLP17 |
| 16/5/1996 | Photograph of Richard Annois | GLP18 |
| 16/5/1996 | Photograph of Richard Wallman and Peter Jones | GLP19 |
| 16/5/1996 | Photograph of M. Schimana, John Green, Peter Jones and David Dethridge | GLP20 |
| 17/5/1996 | Photograph of offices of Coulter Burke at 77 Yarra St., Geelong | GLP21 |
| 17/5/1996 | Photograph of offices of Gargan & Roache, 235 Ryrie St., Geelong | GLP22 |
| 7/6/1996 | Photograph of offices of Ryan, Carlisle, Thomas, Myers St., Geelong | GLP23 |
| 11/6/1996 | Photograph of offices of McIntyre & Stratton 16 Aberdeen St., Geelong | GLP24 |
| 11/6/1996 | Photograph of offices of Petersons 258 La Trobe Terrace, Geelong | GLP25 |
| 23/1/1998 | Newspaper cutting from Geelong Advertiser with photograph including Randall Bell | GLP26 |
| 1999 | Notes of an interview of W. J. Backhouse by Vivian Hill | GLP27 |
| 1999 | Photograph of offices of Fallaws, cnr Star and Myers Sts., Geelong | GLP28 |
| 2000 | Photograph of offices of Ian Apted and Alan Williamson | GLP29 |
| 11/2002 | Photograph of Richard Annois from Geelong Times | GLP30 |
| 2003 | Photograph of Solicitors Row | GLP31 |
| 2003 | Photograph of offices of Lou Costellano, Little Ryrie St., Geelong | GLP32 |
| 2003 | Photograph of offices of Burke Cox & Co., and Ainsworths, Yarra St. Geelong | GLP33 |
| 2003 | Photograph of offices of P. Falconer, Little Ryrie St., Geelong | GLP34 |
| 2003 | Memories of John L. McCabe Doyle by P. F. Burke | GLP35 |
| Photograph of R. L. Bockholt | GLP36 | |
| 2 Photographs of offices of T. Bruhn | GLP37 | |
| Photograph of Charles Vickers-Willis, partner in Wighton & McDonald | GLP38 | |
| Photograph of Thomas Chettle, partner in Wighton & McDonald | GLP39 |