Henry Speed Jnr.
1865-1942
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Henry Speed Jnr. by
Vivian Hill
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With a flourish of the whip over the backs of the four horses Harry
Speed would set off with the lawyers and their staff in the drag for annual
Law Picnics. Forty years Secretary of the Geelong Law Association
(1900-1940) it is not surprising he reserved the position of driver for
himself.
In his seventies he was known as Colonel Speed, stood straight as a
rod, carried an umbrella, wore a bowler hat and spats over his shoes in
the winter. You can see by his photograph in his Geelong Yacht Club
cap that he was a dashing young man.
Henry Speed had only recently qualified when he had to take over his
father's practice in 1892. Later he entered into partnership with
F.V. Higgins to form the firm of Price Higgins and Speed, still trading
under the name Price Higgins.
He was a member of the voluntary military forces stationed at Queenscliff
Fort and rose to the position of Colonel.
Arrangement of material
The list below describes material held in the Henry Speed Jnr. archive
box, which is located at 340.099452
Speed Hsp 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. |
| 8/3/1926 |
Photocopied extract from 'Geelong Advertiser' re. Barwon Regatta while
Henry Speed was president of Geelong Rowing Association |
HS1 |
| 18/12/1935 |
Photocopied extract from 'Geelong Advertiser' re. Major Henry Speed's
farwell by artillerymen of the Australian Garrison Artillery |
HS2 |
| 27/5/1942 |
Photocopied obituary from 'Geelong Advertiser' |
HS3 |
| 1996 |
Extract from 'Geelong Advertiser' re renovation by new owners of Henry
Speed's home |
HS4 |
| 1997 |
Photocopied extract from Geelong Advertiser's nostalgia section re.
Country Fire Brigades' demonstration in 1909 while Henry Speed was a judge |
HS5 |
|
Portrait
[Click on image to enlarge it.] |
HS6 |
|
Biography from 'Geelong Grammarians' by Corfield
and Collins Persse
[Click on image to enlarge it.] |
HS7 |
|
Photocopied extract from 'Light blue down under' by Weston Bate |
HS8 |
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