John Peter Hase
1901-1966

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John Peter Hase by Vivian Hill
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"This is dry work.  Let's walk over to the Prince of Wales and have a drink."

This was one client's memory of J.P. Hase.  As the "work" had been preparation of a farmer's tax return the observation was correct and the remedy suitable.

John Peter Hase would not have found happiness in today's mega legal firms with their equity partners, non equity partners, associates, and employee solicitors numbering dozens of qualified lawyers in the one firm and the inevitable office politics and disputes.  His clients were attracted to his independent style.  Starting from scratch he built up a good practice of substantial clients who trusted him to look after their investments and business matters.  They were quite happy to sign the mortgage documents he had prepared for them when they met at the racetrack.

J.P. Hase provided each of his family of five with a good education as his own father had done for him and his brother.  Although he saw his son Peter's success as a barrister his sudden death deprived him of witnessing Peter's appointment as a Justice of the Family Court of Australia.

Arrangement of material

The list below describes material held in the John Peter Hase archive box, which is located at 340.099452 Hase Hil/Jph 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.
1923/24	Photograph in grounds of Newman College, Melbourne University, perhaps on graduation day [Click on image to enlarge it.]	JH1
20/7/1936	Photocopy of account for Mr. M.G. Carey re purchase of land	JH2
1937	Family photograph taken in Sydney while there for a court case [Click on image to enlarge it.]	JH3
1940?	Photograph of Mrs Marjory Hase and John Peter Hase [Click on image to enlarge it.]	JH4
19/8/1987	Marjorie Hase funeral service booklet	JH5
1995	Biographical statement prepared by Vivian Hill after interviews with two of J.P. Hase's sons [First page of biographical statement.  Click on image to enlarge it.]	JH6
7/11/1997	Invitation to Family Court on retirement of Justice P.B. Hase, son of J.P. Hase	JH7
31/1/1998	Newspaper cutting from Geelong Advertiser's "Picture the Past" section re J.P. Hase [Click on image to enlarge it]	JH8

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