Joseph Martyr
1822-1867
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Joseph Martyr by
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On 16th November 1849 Joseph Martyr gave notice of his intention to
apply for admission to legal practice in the Port Phillip District of New
South Wales. He stated that he was one of the Attorneys of Her Majesty's
Court of Queen's Bench. Queen Victoria did not preside over the Court
as had the sovereign when the court was established. It was one of
three common law courts derived from the Curia Regis, the King's Council
set up in England after the Norman Conquest. The others were the
Court of Exchequer and the Court of Common Pleas. Joseph Martyr had
been admitted in England in 1843, 30 years before the Judicature Acts brought
these courts into three divisions of the High Court. It was simpler
in the colonies in Australia. The roles of such courts and other
superior courts were taken on by the Supreme Court in each colony.
Joseph Martyr entered into partnership with Charles Sladen, who like
him, came from Kent and later with Thomas Hamlet Taylor and Steven Vine
Buckland, to help found a firm that had successful practices in Geelong
and Melbourne.
Arrangement of material
The list below describes material held in the Joseph Martyr archive
box, which is located at
340.099452 Martyr Hil/Jma on the shelves in
the Geelong Lawyers' Collection within the Special Collection at the Waterfront
campus. The material has been arranged in date order.
Additional note:
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Josephy Martyr is also mentioned in the following archive boxes:
Harwood and Pincott
- re. agreement between Sladen, Taylor and Martyr 8/7/1854
- re. agreement between Martyr and Taylor 8/7/1854
- re. summary history of firm by R.A. Annois
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