Edward Allan McDonald
1874-1937

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Edward Allan McDonald by Vivian Hill
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A lion defends his territory against all comers.  How appropriate that the monument erected for E.A. McDonald is a powerful lion at the entry of the Geelong Town Hall.  He was a never-tiring advocate for the city he served as councillor.  His entry to the law was early, working as an office boy at 5 shillings a week.  He did not obtain admission to practice until he was 43.  None the less he was the first of a family of lawyers, his son A.E. McDonald solicitor, Member of Parliament and Minister, his grandson Allan McDonald, Supreme Court Judge, and his great-grandson, Michael Vines a partner in the firm of Wighton and McDonald formed when he was admitted to partnership by James Wighton in 1917.

Arrangement of material

The list below describes material held in the Edward Allan McDonald archive box, which is located at 340.099452 Mcdona Hil/Eam 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.
1/2/1917	Typewritten extract from 'Geelong Advertiser' re. admission to partnership with J. Wighton	EM11
13/6/1934	Program of invitation concert tendered to the citizens of Geelong by the Mayor & Mayoress (Cr. E.A. & Mrs. McDonald)	EM13
3/5/1937	Photocopied extract from 'Geelong Advertiser' re death of E.A. McDonald [First section of extract. Click on image to enlarge it.]	EM7
3/5/1937	Photocopied obituary from 'Geelong Advertiser'	EM8
4/5/1937	Photocopied extract from 'Geelong Advertiser' re. funeral service of E.A. McDonald	EM1
5/1988	Cutting from 'Geelong Advertiser' re. his grandson, Allan McDonald's appointment as a Supreme Court Judge	EM2
19/5/1988	Cutting from 'The Age' re. his grandson, Allan McDonald's appointment as a Supreme Court Judge	EM3
1996	Extract from 'Daughters of Australia - the story of Matthew Flinders a school for girls 1940-1995' regarding his wife's (Alberta Bessie nee Elliot) involvement in that school	EM4
6/2/1998	Brief biography by V. Hill [Click on image to enlarge it.]	EM5
4/2000	Photograph of lions outside Geelong Town Hall	EM9
4/2000	Photograph of dedication below one of the lions outside the Geelong Town Hall	EM10
	Portrait [Click on image to enlarge it.]	EM6
	Reprint of photograph of A.E McDonald and E.A. McDonald [Click on image to enlarge it.]	EM12

Additional note:

•     Edward Allan McDonal is also mentioned in the following archive boxes:
        John L. Price
        Allan Elliot McDonald
        James Wighton

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