MS 2819
Papers of Justice Ralph Thomas Gore (1888-1968)
- Papers
- 1930-1964
- 1.4m. (10 boxes)
- Available for reference
The papers were donated to the Library
by Gore's widow in 1969.
The papers comprise correspondence
with the Administrator, Government House, Port Moresby; business
correspondence; prisoner applications for early release; Appeal
Board papers; legal reports; transcripts of criminal and civil
cases; Territory of Papua Annual report for 1929-30; a
typescript by Paul Quinlivan on colonialism and ownership of land
in New Guinea and other papers relating mainly to trials heard
by Gore in Papua and Papua New Guinea.
Ralph Thomas
Gore was born in Glen Innes, NSW, on 4 October 1888. He was educated
at Brisbane Grammar School and was called to the Queensland Bar
in 1915. He was Associate to Sir Samuel Griffith in 1915-16 and
then served in the AIF. He practised at the Queensland Bar in
1919-24 and became Crown Law Officer in Papua in 1924. He was
Judge of the Supreme Court of Papua 1928-42 and Judge of the Supreme
Court of Papua New Guinea 1945-62. He died in 1968.
Gore's autobiography, Justice
versus sorcery was published in 1965.
Box 1
Folder
| 1 | Correspondence from Gore to Donald M. Cleland, the Administrator, Government House, Port Moresby, mostly relating to the cases of prisoners Gore tried, 1953-58. Letter to Gore, 1943 relating to his inclusion in Biographical encyclopedia of the world. Correspondence relating to prisoners interviewed by Gore, 1960.
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| 2 | Business correspondence addressed to Gore and papers relating to legal problems and judgements of trials heard by Gore, 1946-61.
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| 3 | Copy of Territory of Papua Annual report, 1929-30. Contains a report on crime written by Gore.
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| 4 | Judgements, statements, summaries and other papers relating to judgements of trials heard by Gore, 1949-61.
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| 5 | Judgements and other papers relating to appeals heard by Gore, 1941-64.
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| 6 | Sentences of recorded death penalty: recommendations to the Administrator, Government House. Manuscripts and typescripts dealing with applications of law in Papua New Guinea, 1952-61.
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| 7 | Correspondence with the Administrators Colonel J.K. Murray and Donald M. Cleland, 1945-54.
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| 8 | Details of cases heard by Gore, some correspondence to the Administrator and some manuscripts of the judge's summing up and instructions to jury, 1948-61.
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| 9 | Typescript by Paul Quinlivan on colonialism and ownership of land in New Guinea inscribed and dated 1964.
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Boxes 2-10
Manuscript volumes inscribed with
the spine titles 'Circuit criminals', 'PM criminal' and 'Telefomin
trials', 1948-62. The volumes contain transcripts of criminal
and civil cases.
Box
| 2 | Civil 2-7 6 June 1949-21 April 1960
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| 3 | Civil 8 21 April 1961-1 Mar. 1962
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| Circuit criminal 9 July 1948-28 Aug 1952
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| 4 | Circuit criminal 28 Aug 1952-13 May 1957
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| 5 | Circuit criminal 14 May 1957-15 Sept 1960
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| 6 | Circuit criminal 21 Mar 1960-30 Mar 1961
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| Port Moresby criminal 9 Dec 1947-25 June 1948
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| 7 | Port Moresby criminal 12 Mar 1948-25 June 1953
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| 8 | Port Moresby criminal 26 June 1953-26 June 1958
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| 9 | Port Moresby criminal 26 June 1958-31 Aug 1961
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| Telefomin Trials Books A-B July-Aug 1954
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| 10 |
Telefomin Trials Book C Aug 1954
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| Territory of Papua. Outline of procedure before magistrates in criminal jurisdiction (1930)
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| The economic development of Papua and New Guinea: address by the Minister of State for Territories The Hon Paul Hasluck (1961)
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| Papua and New Guinea law reports 1964
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| Revised Motu grammar and vocabulary by Rev. R. Lister-Turner and Rev. J.B. Clark n.d.
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