H. B. Higgins
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Henry Bournes Higgins was an Australian lawyer, politician, and judge. He served on the High Court of Australia from 1906 until his death in 1929, after briefly serving as Attorney-General of Australi
Portrait of Higgins
Henry Bournes Higgins at the 1898 Australasian Federal Convention.
Henry Bournes Higgins
Higgins and his wife Mary (née Morrison)
Isaac Isaacs
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Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs was an Australian lawyer, politician, and judge who served as the ninth governor-general of Australia, in office from 1931 to 1936. He was both the first Australian-born and th
H. B. Higgins
…led by Chris Watson. In 1906, Prime Minister Alfred Deakin decided to expand the High Court bench from three to five members, nominating Higgins and Isaac Isaacs to the court. Higgins was usually in the minority in his early years on the court, but in later years the composition of the court changed and he was…
Isaacs in 1936
Isaacs in the 1898 Australasian Federal Convention album.
Isaacs during his time as a federal MP
Isaacs as a High Court judge