Judge Walpole Willis' Port Phillip Casebooks |
Judge Walpole Willis' Port Phillip Casebooks on the Web
The twenty-six handwritten case books listed below and a small collection of loose papers (Box 55) form the archive of Judge Willis, first Supreme Court Judge of Port Phillip, 1841-43. It is owned by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
The Port Phillip material, which is starred with an asterisk * (see below), has been meticulously transcribed, checked and double checked, indexed, contextualised and commented upon by Paul Mullaly over a decade. It has then been digitised by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. These documents marked by an asterisk, with associated materials are all available on this website.
Original scans of the manuscript materials are are available alongside the web based transcripts and commentaries.
Five criminal casebooks, one civil casebook and other papers of Judge Willis - the first judge in Port Phillip - have survived and will be made available for the first time online for Victorians.
The transcriptions come complete with expert commentaries by His Honour Paul R. Mullaly QC.
Judge Willis Docs
Box 55_03-Aboriginals of Flinders Island
Box 55_04-Petition HM Briffitt
Box 55_05-Registry Office Supr Court Sydney
Box 55_06-Duplicate Colonial Secretary's Office
Box 55_07-Unsworn Statement of Felix McLinton NSW
Box 55_08-Letter
Box 55_09-Letter
Box 55_10-Legal Definitions by J.W.Willis
Box 55_11-Statement Re Chirnside and Simpson
Box 55_12-Comments by Willis
Box 55_13-Willis - Scrap of Paper Taken From Book
Box 55_14-Letter
Box 55_15-Scraps of Paper Origin Unknown
Box 55_16-Unsworn Statement by Patrick McNickle
Box 55_17-Supreme Court District of Port Phillip
Box 55_18-Orders Re McAlpine and Fernie
Box 55_19-Letter
Box 55_20-Testimony in Favour of William Rafter
Box 55_21-Robert Kent Prisoner
Box 55_22-Letter.pdf Box 55_22-Letter
Box 55_23-Character Ref Thomas Holmes
Box 55_24-Petition of William Calver
Box 55_25-Scrap of Paper Taken from book 13 - Willis
Box 55_26-Testimony in Favour of Denis McGroden by Thomas Ryan
Box 55_27-Testimony in Favour of Denis McGroden
Box 55_28-Usworn Statement by Cornelius Byrnes NSW
Box 55_29-Letter
Box 55_30-Trial of Michael Godwin & Thomas Connock
Box 55_31-Letter of Request to Mr Justice Willis Re Benjamin Frazer
Box 55_32-Willis - Scrap of Paper taken From Book 11
Box 55_33-Willis - Scrap of Paper taken From Book 11 Re Trial of Goodwin & Connock
About the RHSV
Formed in 1909, the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV) is committed to collecting, researching and sharing an understanding of the history of Victoria.
❊ Web Links ❊
➼ Judge Walpole Willis' Port Phillip Casebooks
➼ www.historyvictoria.org.au
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➼ Royal Historical Society of Victoria
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