Leonard Ross Jaques
1921-1985

• Leonard Ross Jaques
• Arrangement of material
• About the Geelong Lawyers' Collection
• Lawyers and law associations in the collection

Leonard Ross Jaques by Vivian Hill
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Ross Jaques was still 19 when he enlisted in the Australian Infantry Forces on 24th November 1941 and knew he could be sent overseas.  During 1941 Australian soldiers had been fighting with British forces in Northern Africa, Greece, Crete and Syria and Australian airmen were assisting Britain in the air war over Western Europe and the Atlantic.  Within 14 days of Ross enlisting Japan had attacked the British colony of Singapore and bombed American ships at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii.  Australia was at war with Japan as well as Germany and Italy.

Ross was not called to serve overseas.  He served in the armoured division.  It remained stationed in Western Australia.  He was discharged in 1946.  That experience caused him to value male company.  He had always wanted to study law.  The Melbourne Bar was then almost exclusively male and life as a barrister appealed to him.  The post war assistance to ex servicemen enabled him to qualify.  Family responsibility prevented a career at the Bar but as a solicitor he appeared in jury and other cases, held a career in law in high regard, and respected its traditions.

Arrangement of material

The list below describes material held in the Leonard Ross Jaques archive box, which is located at 340.099452 Jaques Hil/Lrj 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.
19/3/1946	Photocopy of Certificate of Discharge from Australian Military Forces	LJ1
1948	University of Melbourne conferring of degrees list	LJ2
18/12/1948	University of Melbourne conferring of degrees card	LJ3
20/12/1948	University of Melbourne letter re certification of degree	LJ4
3/8/1949	Board of Examiners for Barristers & Solicitors letter re admission	LJ5
15/8/1949	Repatriation Department letter re Living Allowance Loan	LJ6
16/8/1949	University of Melbourne Certificate of Examination	LJ7
5/9/1949	Law Institute of Victoria Practising Certificate	LJ8
7/9/1949	Letter from Law Institute of Victoria re. membership	LJ9
28/10/1949	Letter from Rigby & Fielding re. service with their office	LJ10
7/11/1949	Letter to Law Institute of Victoria re. his employment	LJ11
29/12/1949	Law Institute of Victoria Practising Certificate	LJ12
15/9/1950	Photocopy of menu autographed by former Art. Clerks at Rigby and Fielding	LJ13
28/12/1950	Law Institute of Victoria Practising Certificate	LJ14
2/9/1952	Geelong Law Association Annual Dinner menu	LJ15
4/2/1965	Geelong Advertiser photograph of L. Jaques as President of the Geelong Law Association with R. Fidge and Justice A. Deans [Click on image to enlarge it]	LJ18
20/8/1965	Honorary Membership card for the New South Wales Bar Association	LJ16
1995	Biographical statement of Mary Jaques as told to V. Hill [First page of biography. Click on image to enlarge it.]	LJ17

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