| Description |
ix, 262 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), portraits (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Boyhood in England -- 2. Early life in Adelaide -- 3. Success at the bar -- 4. The amotion of Mr Justice Boothby -- 5. A visit to England -- 6. Member of Parliament and appointment as Chief Justice -- 7. First years as Chief Justice -- 8. Chairmanship of royal commissions -- 9. A world tour and appointment as Lieutenant-Governor -- 10. Membership of the Judicial Committee -- 11. Marriage and his life at Montefiore -- 12. Interest in Australian federation -- 13. Some important cases -- 14. Declining years |
| Summary |
"This biography has been written at the request of the Council of the Law Society of South Australia, primarily with the object of perpetuating the memory of a man who was a learned lawyer and a very distinguished judge. The Right Honourable Sir Samuel James Way, Bart., died on 8th January 1916 in his eightieth year, having been Chief Justice of South Australia for almost forty years and Lieutenant-Governor for over twenty years. In addition, he had for many years been Chancellor of the University of Adelaide, President of the Board of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, Chairman of the Botanic Garden Board, and President of the Zoological Society, and had been actively associated with almost every movement in South Australia for the improvement of Imperial relations and the strengthening of the ties with the mother country; he was a man who was expected to be chairman of every public meeting held for any purpose, and afterwards to draft the address or the dedication or to make the proper representations." -- preface, page vii |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Way, Samuel James, Sir, 1836-1916
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Way, Samuel James, Sir, 1836-1916 -- Biography
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Way, Samuel James, Sir, 1836-1916 -- Biography
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University of Adelaide -- History.
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University of Adelaide -- Administration -- Biography.
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Education, Higher -- Australia -- South Australia -- Administration -- History.
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Judges -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
nun00451654 |
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