Kenneth Jacobs interviewed by Peter Coleman in the Law in Australian society oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2609612
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Jacobs, K. S. (Kenneth Sydney), 1917-2015, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1996
- 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 120 min.)
- Series:
- Law in Australian society oral history project.
- Summary:
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Hon Sir Kenneth Jacobs, Justice of the High Court of Australia, talks about his schooling at St. John's Preparatory School and Knox Grammar School, concentrating on Latin and Greek; his memories of the Depression; doing classics at Sydney University then law; enlistment in May 1940 and wartime experience. He then returned to legal studies in 1945, admitted to Bar in 1947, took silk in 1958, appointed Judge of Supreme Court followed by High Court from 1974-1979. Jacobs discusses his publication "Law of trusts in New South Wales" and his experiences as a judge. He also talks about his interests in bookbinding, printing and gardening and concludes with reflections on the judiciary.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on May 10, 1996 in Wiltshire, England.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-220629076
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Corrected transcript (typescript, 61 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Lawyers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Coleman, Peter, 1928-2019, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Law in Australian society oral history project.
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