John Welford Stubbs
1913-1993
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John Welford Stubbs by
Vivian Hill
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One lawyer interviewed said that learning Latin taught him to think.
John Stubbs was a Latin scholar. In addition to gaining a Law Degree
John Stubbs obtained Master of Arts at Melbourne University based on the
study of Latin and Classical Literature. He was a man of careful
thought, steady and reliable. It was said that he was more inclined
to smile than to laugh. Active war service in the Middle East, including
Syria, brought home to him the reality of death in war and the consequent
plight of widows and children of servicemen who died in battle or as a
result of war service. His long service as a member and President
of the Geelong Legacy Club provided a means of assisting their widows and
children. The Geelong branch of Legacy, an organization established
in Australia after the 1914-1918 War to help such widows and children,
began in 1925 two years after Legacy was formed in Hobart, Tasmania by
Major General Sir John Gellibrand. The club continues its good work
today.
As a former resident of Ridley Theological College while at University
and an admirer of English traditions he was quite prepared to tackle the
Vicar of Christ Church and reprove him for abandoning the beautiful original
language of the Book of Common Prayer in favour of a more modern version.
Arrangement of material
The list below describes material held in the John Welford Stubbs archive
box, which is located at 340.099452
Stubbs Hil/Jws 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. |
| 1964 |
Extract from 'The Concise Encyclopaedia of Australia and New Zealand'
re entry for Legacy |
JS3 |
| 1993 |
Short obituary from 'Law Institute Journal' |
JS1 |
| 17/3/1998 |
Biography by Vivian Hill
[Click on image to enlarge it.] |
JS2 |
| 7/2000 |
3 photographs of Legacy Club, Ryrie St. Geelong |
JS4 |
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