Anthony Mason (judge)
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Sir Anthony Frank Mason was an Australian judge who served as the ninth Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1987 to 1995. He was first appointed to the High Court in 1972, having previously ser
Mason c. 1968
Mason as Solicitor-General, wearing court dress
John Kerr (governor-general)
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Sir John Robert Kerr was an Australian barrister and judge who served as the 18th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1974 to 1977. He is primarily known for his involvement in the 1975 Aust
Anthony Mason (judge)
…from 1995 to 1998. He was also a visiting fellow at the Faculty of Law at the Australian National University. On 11 November 1975, Governor-General Sir John Kerr summoned Prime Minister Gough Whitlam to his residence and, without warning, handed him a letter dismissing him from office, together with his ministers…
Kerr in 1974
Kerr in 1965
Kerr (third from right) seated next to Gough Whitlam at a 1966 Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific conference