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Milestones

1929
Born June 13, Wangaratta, Victoria
1948
Commenced articles
1953
Admitted to practise
1960
Signed Bar Roll
1961
Started Amnesty International (Australia) - first member
Married, 4 daughters
1962
Co-author (with Alan Missen) of The Australian Debator
1964
Stands for upper house seat of Monash (Victorian Parliament) - ALP
Established DOXA with Father Joe Giacobbe to provide accommodation for underprivileged children
1965
Co-authored Bourke's Liquor Laws
1966
Junior counsel in Ryan and Walker case
1967
Became president of the South Melbourne Football Club (later the Sydney Swans)
1973
Member of the AFL Tribunal
2001
Member of AFL Appeals Board

   
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