66162
- TitleCharles Lycester Devenish Meares collection
- Creator
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
ca. 1880-1989 - Type of material
- Reference code66162
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Charles Lycester Devenish Meares was born in 1909. He was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1932. During World War II he served in the AIF in the Middle East and the Pacific, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1954 he was appointed Queen's Counsel. From 1969 to 1979 he was a judge of the NSW Supreme Court. He was active in the field of social welfare and served on a number of committees including the National Advisory Council for the Handicapped, the Royal Blind Society and the National Safety Council. He was appointed CMG in 1978 and AC in 1985. - Scope and ContentManuscripts: Correspondence and family history material.
Pictures: Photographs of family members. - System of arrangementThis collection contains both manuscript and pictorial series. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series from this collection record.
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