Donald Harold Gude
1915-1997
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The Donald Harold Gude archive by
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Don Gude had a most unusual career as a lawyer. For many years,
as a magistrate, he was the umpire between competing lawyers. He
then decided to be a player rather than an umpire. He had never practised
as a lawyer. At the age of 62 he, in effect, leapt over the Bench
to be behind the Bar table. He already had his law degree and sought
to be admitted as a Barrister, and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
His years of experience as a Clerk of Courts and as a Magistrate was held
not sufficient to avoid the necessity for formal Articles of Clerkship
for admission. He successfully appealed against that decision and
entered a new career as a barrister, a life he enjoyed until he was 75.
His story also gave an opportunity to record life in a Magistrates Court
from the point of view of an administrator when magistrates were appointed
from within the Public Service and full legal qualifications or practical
experience as a lawyer were not required.
Arrangement of material
The list below describes material held in the Donald Harold Gude
archive box,
which is located at 340.099452 Gude Hil/Dhg 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. |
| 1935 |
Photograph with W. Ainsworth outside Law Courts
Myers St. Geelong
[Click on image to enlarge it.] |
DG1 |
| 27/9/1948 |
Photocopy of letter from Crown Law Offices re promotion to Clerk of
Courts, Grade III, Class "C" |
DG13 |
| 3/3/1949 |
Photocopy of University of Melbourne Certificate of Examination |
DG14 |
| 10/1951 |
Photocopy of 2 letters re examinations |
DG15 |
| 15/8/1955 |
Photocopy of letter re recommendation to vacancy as Clerk of Courts,
Grade II, Class C2 |
DG16 |
| 27/6/1958 |
Photocopy of letter from Secretary to the Law Department |
DG2 |
| 7/7/1959 |
Photocopy of letter from Secretary to the Law Department re appointment
as Stipendiary Magistrate |
DG3 |
| 2/12/1977 |
Photocopy of letter re retirement as Stipendiary Magistrate |
DG4 |
| 5/12/1977 |
Photocopy of letter from Geelong Law Association |
DG5 |
| 7/12/1977 |
Photocopy of letter from Secretary to the Law Department re retirement |
DG6 |
| 16/12/1977 |
Photocopy of letter from Geelong Law Association |
DG7 |
| 1977 |
Photocopy of letter from Attorney-General re retirement |
DG8 |
| 1978 |
Photograph of D. Gude on retirement as Stipendiary Magistrate |
DG17 |
| 1996 |
Biography by Vivian Hill
[First page of the bibliography. Click on image to enlarge it.] |
DG9 |
| 7/1/1997 |
Funeral service booklet |
DG10 |
| 11/1/1997 |
Obituary from 'Geelong Advertiser |
DG11 |
| 1997 |
Breavement note of thanks from family following D.H. Gude's death |
DG12 |
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