Robert Marsden Hope interviewed by John Farquharson in the Law in Australian society oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1791129
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Hope, Robert Marsden, 1919-1999, 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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- 1998
- 12 sound discs (CD) (ca. 586 min.)
- Series:
- Law in Australian society oral history project.
- Summary:
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Justice Robert Marsden Hope, judge, talks about the reasons for choosing law; enrolment at Sydney University, Law Faculty in 1937; WWII experiences in AIF, 7th Div. and completion of law studies with LLB with 1st class honours. He then talks about Margaret Dalrymple Hay's influence; admission to Bar in 1945 and practising in 1946; decision to take silk which was approved in Dec. 1960; 1st Privy Council case and experiences as QC. Hope then discusses his appointment as judge of NSW Supreme Court in 1969; appointment as judge of NSW Court of Appeal in 1972; views on Barwick at the Bar; Whitlam-Murphy relationship; friendship between Kerr, Jacobs and Hope and his views on Hawke and Whitlam as Prime Ministers. He then describes his experiences as an Equity Court Judge; involvement with Council of Civil Liberties; experiences as Judge of Court of Appeal and Criminal Appeals; inquiry into National Estate in early 1970s and his role on Australian Heritage Council.
Hope the describes his work as Royal Commissioner of ASIO inquiry; impressions of MI5 and MI6 and influence of Sir Lionel Murphy. He then talks about his family background; schooling at SHORE (Sydney Church of England Grammar School); experiences on Senate of University of Sydney and as chancellor of Wollongong University. Hope then discusses the legal education system conducted by NSW Supreme Court; involvement in Kuringai Old People's Welfare Association; activities of Old Tote theatre company; involvement with Musica Viva and Tranby; part-time chairman of NSW Law Reform Commission; views on a number of High Court and NSW Supreme Court judges; activities of Australian Institute of Political Science and current state of the law.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on Feb. 10 & July 10, 1998.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-220654888
- Related Material:
- Papers of Robert Marsden Hope, 1940-1998; located at; National Library of Australia manuscript collection MS 9189.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Summary (typescript, 17 p.) and transcript (typescript, 207 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Judges
- Other authors/contributors:
- Farquharson, John M., 1929-2016, interviewer
- Related Records:
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- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1998
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