153114
- TitleJohn Roscoe Nield papers, 1904-1972
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 6455/Box 1
MLMSS 6455/Box 2X - Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1904-1972 - Type of material
- Reference code153114
- Physical Description0.55 metres of textual material (1 box and 1 outsize box) - manuscript, typescript, newscuttings, printed
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
John Roscoe Nield (1892-1975) went to the Superior Public School in Kogarah and Sydney Boys High School before studying law at the University of Sydney. He enlisted in the A.I.F. aged 23, 1 Apr. 1916 and embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A40 Ceramic, 7 Oct. 1916. He served as a lieutenant with the 18th Battalion and returned to Australia on the Anchises. He acted as a judge on the New South Wales District Court circuit from 1922 and was appointed in 1933. In 1964 he was made a judge in the Supreme Court where he presided until his retirement in 1962 - Scope and ContentBox 1
Folder 1
Item 01: John Roscoe Nield papers and ephemera, chiefly relating to WWI, 1913-1919
Folder 2
1911-1972; correspondence, mainly with the legal fraternity
Folder 3
1904-1909; school reports
Box 2X
1906-1966; diplomas, certificates, awards, newscuttings, mainly relating to his judgments - General note
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