Papers of Chester Porter, 1948-2019 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 3267583
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Porter, Chester, 1926-2021
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research until 2040. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1948-2019
- 8.85 metres (55 boxes) + 1 folio packet + 1 packet + 43 audiovisual carriers
- Summary:
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This collection comprises transcripts of the proceedings of the Royal Commission into the conviction of Frederick Linton McDermott for the murder of William Henry Lavers and related papers (1948-1951); an account of the administration of the death penalty for the last time in New South Wales (1939); papers concerning an inquiry into the affairs of companies associated with Ian Sinclair MHR (1978-1980); papers related to the application of Wendy Bacon to be admitted to the New South Wales Bar (1981); and papers concerning the Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons (1976). Additionally, the collection includes correspondence, case notes, Royal Commission documents, legal papers, reports, research notes, personal diaries, work and appointment diaries, lecture notes, press clippings, and audiovisual material.
- Biography/History:
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Lawyer. Porter was called to the New South Wales Bar in 1948 and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1974. Author of A Life in the law (2003).
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 9852.
- Reading Room Access Note: For preservation reasons, we are unable to deliver digital and audiovisual carriers to the Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact Ask a Librarian to enquire about access.
- Related Material:
- Related material: Chester Porter interviewed by John Farquharson in the Law in Australian society oral history project. Held in the Oral History and Folklore Collection of the National Library of Australia at ORAL TRC 4785.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Lawyers
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Chester Porter's copyright material is permitted for research purposes, except for Files 176 and 182, for which permission is required until 2040.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Reason for copyright status:
- A Manuscript Collection may have a range of formats and dates.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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