请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Frank Galbally
释义

  1. Early life and training

  2. Career synopsis

  3. Honours

  4. Representation

  5. Publication

  6. References

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2014}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2011}}{{Infobox person
| name = Frank Galbally
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CBE}}
| image =
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1922|10|13}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2005|10|12|1922|10|13}}
| death_place = Donvale, Victoria
| nationality = Australian
| known_for =
| occupation = Lawyer
| relations = Bob and John (brothers)
| alma_mater = University of Melbourne
| awards=Commander of the Order of the British Empire
| module =
| years1 = 1942
| club1 = Collingwood
| games_goals1 = 6 (0)
| games_goalstotal = 6 (0)
}}
}}

Francis Eugene "Frank" Galbally, {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CBE}}, (13 October 1922{{spaced ndash}}12 October 2005) was an Australian criminal defence lawyer.

Early life and training

Galbally initially trained to be a priest after he left school at the age of 16 but after the events of Pearl Harbor joined the Navy.[1]

While he was in the Navy, Galbally played Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League with Jock McHale's Collingwood. He made just six appearances, all in the 1942 VFL season.[2] A leg injury sustained with an axe while cutting wood left him in hospital for two months and ended his career.

He studied law at the University of Melbourne, where he resided at Newman College. In 1948, he joined his brother John's legal firm.

Career synopsis

Galbally was one of the first solicitors to practice as a trial advocate without joining the Victorian Bar. He defended his first murder case in 1950 and by the end of his career had achieved an acquittal rate of 80 to 90 per cent.[3]

He oversaw the preparation of a report commissioned by the Australian Government, which recommended the changing of the policy of assimilation to one of multiculturalism.[4]

Honours

Galbally was created a Commander of the order of the British Embire in 1977 in recognition of his service to the community.[5]

Representation

During the 1980s, Galbally represented the Painters and Dockers Union in the Costigan Commission and was involved in the appeal to stop the Barlow and Chambers execution.

Publication

Jury Man, a novel written by Galbally, was made into the a Edward R. Pressman 1992 film, Storyville.

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/frank-galbally-defender-of-the-underdog-dies/2005/10/12/1128796587872.html| title=Frank Galbally, defender of the underdog, dies|newspaper=The Age|location=Melbourne|first=Fergus|last=Shiel|date=13 October 2005}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/F/Frank_Galbally.html| title=Frank Galbally| publisher=AFL Tables}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/general/galballys-lore/2005/10/12/1128796586151.html| title=Galbally's lore| publisher=The Age | location=Melbourne| date=13 October 2005}}
4. ^{{Citation | title=Migrant services and programs : [report of the Review of Post-arrival Programs and Services for Migrants] |last=Galbally|first=Frank| year=1978 | publisher=Australian Government Publishing Service | isbn=0642036683 }}
5. ^{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=1065541 |date=11 June 1977 |recipient=GALBALLY, Francis Eugene |award=The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil) |postnominal=CBE(C) |citation=In recognition of service to the community |accessdate=13 March 2017 }}
{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Galbally, Frank}}

7 : 1922 births|2005 deaths|Australian lawyers|Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)|Collingwood Football Club players|Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|Melbourne Law School alumni

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/9/23 15:25:36