Physical description

Hard cover book. Sir Charles Lowe
Author: Newman Rosenthal
Publisher: Newman H Rosenthal
Date: 1968
Further Information: Dust Cover with publication details and picture of Sir Charles Lowe, Cloth covered boards with lettering and patterning to spine in black. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

The label on the spine with typed text PAT 920 LOW
Front loose end paper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library

Summary

This volume is a biographical account of Sir Charles John Lowe (1880–1969), one of Australia’s most prominent 20th-century jurists. The book details his life and career, including his 37-year tenure (1927–1964) as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria the longest in the court's history. It also outlines the high-profile royal commissions and major Australian government inquiries he led, including those into the 1940 Canberra air disaster, the 1942 bombing of Darwin, the 1943 "Brisbane Line" allegation, and the 1949–1950 Royal Commission into the Communist Party. Additionally, it highlights his academic leadership as Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 1941 to 1954.