From Humble Beginnings to the High Court of Australia – Garfield Barwick
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From Humble Beginnings to the High Court of Australia – Garfield Barwick

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Garfield Barwick is perhaps best known due to his work as the longest serving Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1964-1981. Yet we all start somewhere. In this episode we hear Barwick talk about his memories of being a law student at the University of Sydney in the 1920s, and his early days as a barrister in Sydney. 

Interested to learn more? 
https://www.hcourt.gov.au/artworks/portraits-of-chief-justices/the-rt-hon-sir-garfield-barwick

https://www.aph.gov.au/Visit_Parliament/Art/Stories_and_Histories/HMC/Chief_Justice/Sir_Garfield_Edward_John_Barwick

Article - The Rise of Sir Garfield Barwick "There is always an answer" http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-700352346 Visit the University of Sydney

Archives: https://usydarchives.recollectcms.com/ 

Listen to the full interview with Garfield: https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/91650

Photo By National Library of Australia - https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136609576, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66301284

Creators and Guests

Dr Gabrielle Kemmis
Host
Dr Gabrielle Kemmis
Researcher and archivist at the University of Sydney
Peter Adams
Producer
Peter Adams
Media Producer, University of Sydney