Which Australian lawyer has been acclaimed as one of the most influential members of his profession in the world?
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DIXON, OWEN 1886-1972
Born in Melbourne, Dixon was mentor to a young Robert Menzies. He became one of Australia's greatest High Court judges. Sitting on the court for 35 years, he ensured its prestige and authority. His judgments in the 1930s were vital to the development of the principles of federal government and the supremacy of federal authority. Lord Evershed, of the British Court of Appeals, described him as "the greatest judge and lawyer in the world". Dixon said: "Stealing from one author is plagiarism. Stealing from three authors is research."
Born in Melbourne, Dixon was mentor to a young Robert Menzies. He became one of Australia's greatest High Court judges. Sitting on the court for 35 years, he ensured its prestige and authority. His judgments in the 1930s were vital to the development of the principles of federal government and the supremacy of federal authority. Lord Evershed, of the British Court of Appeals, described him as "the greatest judge and lawyer in the world". Dixon said: "Stealing from one author is plagiarism. Stealing from three authors is research."
RJ gets it again.... Over to you.
What amazing place can be found on the Nullarbor plain?
It is Cockelbiddy caves?
cave yes. but not that one. there are a few caves in the region.
Thought it would be one of the caves, many of them are pretty amazing. Is it Weebubbie, which is the deepest? A number of them have important fossils as well, like Leana's Breath Cave.
Too many caves. I should have been more specific. I had Koonalda in mind.
Yes an amazing region.
Have a turn Doc.
Yes an amazing region.
Have a turn Doc.
ET Digger said:Lol niceNugget said:I would say that be Mr Mark Twain
WOW ET. That was a million questions ago
This might be a bit easy, but I'm doing it from memory, and haven't checked how quickly Google will cough up the answer:
Who was the white person who was marooned in a shipwreck, and recognised by natives as as the ghost of a departed member of the tribe, and lived with them for some years before being rescued?
Extra points for the name of the book and author who wrote about the story.
Who was the white person who was marooned in a shipwreck, and recognised by natives as as the ghost of a departed member of the tribe, and lived with them for some years before being rescued?
Extra points for the name of the book and author who wrote about the story.
Think we already had this one. William Buckley from memory?
No, it was not William Buckley, so not the same person as the previous question. There were a few of them.
Hint, it was on an island, not the mainland.
Thomas Pamphlett (1788?1838), sometimes Pamphlet, also known as James Groom, was a convict in colonial Australia. He is best known for his time as a castaway in the Moreton Bay area, halfway up the eastern coast of Australia, in 1823. They lived for periods with several Aboriginal tribes who fed them fish and fernroot and thought they were the ghosts of dead kinsmen due to their pale
Barbara Thompson (known to the natives as Gi'Om) wrecked in the cutter America on Entrance island in the Torres Strait in 1844.
Isles of Despair. Ion. l. Idriess. First published 1947
Isles of Despair. Ion. l. Idriess. First published 1947
Great story Doc. Another I had not heard. Also didn't realise that more than 1 person had
lived with natives after a shipwreck. Cool
lived with natives after a shipwreck. Cool
headbut
Paul
There was also Brit Brit who got wrecked at Woy Woy hotel
HB, there would have been one of those at most pubs sometime.
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