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SIR GEORGE RICH
Appointed Privy Councillor
DISTINGUISHED CAREER
CANBERRA. January 1.
After 22 years on the High Court Bench, Sir George Edward Rich has been appointed a Privy Councillor.
Sir George was Acting Chief Justice for several months last ycur during the absence on leave of Sir Frank Gavan Duffy. Before his elevation to the High Court he was a justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He was Challis lecturer in law at the Sydney University before he became a King's Counsellor in 1911. He is the author of several text books on law and other subjects