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From: Dr Hazel Burgess <>
Subject: Re: Help from Oz
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:04:35 +1000


Eira,

If you can tell me where you are, offline if you like, I can probably find
the book for you. It is in the Law Library of the University of Sydney and
in the State Library of NSW. If you go to the latter's catalogue from
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au you will also find another short piece about Sir
William.

Hazel

This is an odd favour to ask but here goes: I am still trying to
>trace the family of a'Beckett and have discovered that one of
>the sons was William a'Beckett who became first Chief
>Justice of Victoria in 1851. There is a book about his life and
>work called "Sir William a'Beckett, First Chief Justice of
>Victoria 1852-1857" By J M Bennett published by the
>
>Federation Press. If anyone has easy access to this book,
>possibly through an academic library, I would be grateful for
>any information about his parents and early life.
>
>Eira


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